Source: Hueiyen News Service
Imphal, October 18 2010:
Troops of 9 Engineering Regiment under the aegis of GOC, 57 Mtn Divn, Maj Gen DS Hooda and MLA of Thongju A/C, Bijoy Koijam, who is also Deputy Chairman, State Planning Board distributed relief commodities to flood affected people of Bashikhong Panthoibi and Kongmeirong areas today.
The commodities distribted were 600 kgs of wheat flour, 1200 kgs of rice, 240 kgs of dal, 270 kgs of sugar and 60 kgs of salt.
Troops of 9 Engr Regt led by Capt Rakesh Ranjan also donated two sets of water pump and two boats along with OBMS to the flood affected people of the areas.
The Bashikhong Panthoibi Youth Club, Bashikhong Maimom Leikai, Imphal East, in a press release issued today, has expressed its heartfelt gratitude and praise to the Army troops and the circle MLA for the magnanimous help extended to the suffering people of the areas due to the recent flood of unprecedented scale.