State IRCS reaches out to Nepal quake victims
Source: Hueiyen News Service
Imphal, May 13 2015 :
Indian Red Cross Society, Manipur State Branch has said that the branch's team led by its secretary Dr Y Mohen and S Shankardash was unable to meet the Disaster Relief Committee of Manipur team in Nepal due to certain difficulties.
A release said on Wednesday that the journey of the committee's team was marred by repeated vehicle breakdown on the way coupled with tyre puncture.
It said the Red Cross team was about to meet the Committee's team in Karkarvita.
It said, therefore, the team had to return from Nepal after handing over Rs 3 lakh in cash and another Rs 2 lakh in cheque to Nepal Red Cross representatives of Jhapa branch.