Jammu and Kashmir to give Rs one crore to the PM's Relief Fund

SRINAGAR: The Jammu and Kashmir government today announced Rs one crore aid to the Prime Minister's Relief Fund for the people of flood hit states of Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh.

The government also expresses its sympathy and solidarity with the people of the affected states, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah said after a cabinet meeting here chaired by him.

"The J&K cabinet meeting which I chaired today unanimously passed a resolution of sympathy and solidarity with the people of Uttarakhand and HP," Omar wrote on microblogging site Twitter.com.

"The cabinet has also announced an aid of Rs one crore to the PM's Relief Fund for the affected people of Uttrakhand and HP," he wrote.