To our readers
Orissa cyclone relief: an appeal

NEVER has Orissa seen death, devastation and disruption of life on such a scale as the supercyclone has caused. Lush paddy fields have turned into watery graves for human beings and cattle. Everybody has lost the count of the lives lost. Efforts are on to save the starving, the marooned and the disease-hit.

It is a national calamity and the nation has to come to Orissa's aid. Next to manpower, Orissa needs money to rebuild life brick by brick. Millions of rupees are required to reconstruct the ruined huts and vanished roads; to clear the sand-filled streams and canals; and to feed those who have lost their hearth and home. The money has to come from each one of us. It has to go from one Indian to another Indian.

Remember Kargil and the spontaneous national expression of support and solidarity? India has to recapture the spirit and join the battle that the cyclone-hit people of Orissa are fighting. It is not their battle alone. The magnitude of their suffering has made it a national mission. It is a common fight — theirs, yours and ours. Nay, it is more than a fight; it is a challenge and an opportunity to reassert the ancient belief that India is one big, well-knit family and no member is ever alone in joy or sorrow.

We appeal to the readers to rise to the occasion as they did during the Kargil crisis and donate liberally. They should mail crossed cheques or bank drafts banker's cheques certified cheques payable at Bhubaneswar, favouring "The Orissa Chief Minister's Relief Fund", to the Tribune Office, Sector 29-C, Chandigarh, India. We shall forward these to the authorities concerned who will issue receipts directly to the contributors. Contributions are exempt from income tax under Section 80G of the Income Tax Act.

The names of the donors contributing Rs 500 and above will be published in the Tribune group of newspapers.

Editor
The Tribune

Readers’ donation for Orissa relief fund

CHANDIGARH: The following is the twelfth list of our readers’ contributions for the Orissa Chief Minister’s relief fund: (S. No.; Donors’ name; Amount in rupees):

1319-1501. Various donors contributing less than Rs 500: 22450

1502. M/s Dass Khanna & Co, Ldh 25000

1503. Mr Balraj Shah Khorana, Chd 10000

1504. Mr Santokh S. Chawla, Ldh 10000

1505. Dr Apar Singh, Mohali 10000

1506. Mr Dalip Singh, New Delhi 10000

1507. Ms Namita Singh, Chd 10000

1508. Rotary Club Abohar 5100

1509. M/s KC Leasing Ltd., Chd 5000

1510. Inner Wheel Club, Kbanna 5000

1511. Staff of M/s Ind-Swift Ltd., Chandigarh 3000

1512. Staff & Students of Govt. High School, Sangna, (Amritsar) 2945

1513. Students of Economics Classes of MCM DAV College for Women, Chandigarh 2850

1514. Lt-Col Sarwan Singh (retd) Chandigarh 2500

1515. Swami Krishana Nand, Bhiwani 2100

1516. New Jawahar Nagar Welfare Society, Jalandhar-City 2100

1517. Mr Des Raj Dhawan, Railway Road, Ambala-City 1500

1518. Mr Yogesh Malhan, Jalandhar 2100

1519. M/s Eastman Impex, Ludhiana 2100

1520. Yuva Kranti Dal Bharatnagar (Bhiwani) 2001

1521. Ms Raj Kaur, Mohali 2000

1522. M/s Kalka Cable Network, Kalka 1111

1523. M/s Asha Tool, Ludhiana 1100

1524. M/s Bawa Industries (P) Ltd, Phagwara 1100

1525. Mr Tek Chand Dhingra, Pkl 1100

1526. Arya Samaj, Kamaal Pur (Hoshiarpur) 1100

1527. Mr J.P. Sharma, Panchkula 1000

1528. Mr G. D. Aggarwal, Khanna 1100

1529. Mr O. P. Cheema, Sirsa 1100

1530. Mr Deepak Gupta, Ludhiana 1100

1531. Mr Dinesh Gupta, Ludhiana 1100

1532. Mr Baldev Singh, Chandigarh 1100

1533. Mr Atam Parkash Banda, Patiala 1100

1534. Mr Paramjeet Avtar, Chandigarh 1100

1535. Mr Abani Kumar Mohanty, Ludhiana 1001

1536. Mr B.S. Andotara, Pathankot 1000

1537. Mr J.L. Batra, Panipat 1000

1538. Mr T.N. Kaul, Rajgarh (H.P.) 1000

1539. Dr. D.R. Wadhwa, Palampur 1000

1540. Mr Prem Kumar, Nahan 1000

1541. Dr Harjinder Kaur Brar, Faridkot 1000

1542. Maj S.C. Mahendra (retd) Shimla 1000

1543 Gupt Donation, Nabha 700

1544. Mr Bikramjit Dhingra, Barnala 500

1545. Mr R.C. Baucher, Panchkula 500

1546. Ms Archana & Sukhbir, Rohtak 500

1547. Ms Sheenu Khanna, Ludhiana 500

1548. Mr Gurtej Gurbir Anmol, Ropar 501

1549. Mr Ravinder Gupta, Shimla 500

1550. Mr Rama Nand Sharma, Shimla 500

1551. Mr Prit Pal Singh, Sangrur 500

1552. Mr Vinod Kumar, Chandigarh 500

1553. Dr Harpreet Bal, Mohali 500

1554. Gupt Daan, Chandigarh 500

1555. Mr Subhash Joshi, Chandigarh 500

1556. Mr Nirupam Sharma, Patiala 500

1557. Mr Sushant K. Sobat Ludhiana 500

1558. Mr Vinay Kumar Sharma, Naraingarh 500

1559. Ms Shashi Dhamija, Chandigarh 500

1560. Ms Sheela Dhamija, Chandigarh 500

1561. Mr Kirti Sharma, Ambala 500

1562. Mr Rup Lal Sharma, Pathankot 501

1563. Mr Vinod Arora, Chandigarh 500

1564. Mr V.P. Puri, Panchkula 500

1565. Mr Narinder Kumar, Rania (Sirsa) 501

1566 Mr A.P. Gandhi, Panchkula 500

1567. M Ripu Daman Mehta, Mohali 500

1568. M/s Ludhiana Pipe Co, Ldh 500

1569. Mr Vipan Sareen, Ambala City 1000

1570. Mr Rajesh Kumar Narang, GHS Prehladpur (Kurukshetra) 500

1571. Ms Sangota Ahluwalia, Ambala City 750

Smuh Sikh Istri Satsang Association, Chandigarh

1572. Mrs Surjit Kaur, President, Smuh Istri Satsang & Mrs Hardial Kaur, Istri Satsang President, Sec 35 10,000

1573. Sangat Gurdwara Akalgarh, Sector 35 8250

1574. Mr Ajmer Singh, President, Gurdwara Akalgarh, Sec 35 6000

1575. Mrs Damanti Kaur, President, Istri Satsang, Sector 11 5400

1576. Mrs Harbans Kaur, President, Istri Satsang, Sector 38 5000

1577. Mrs Rajinder Kaur, President, Istri Satsang, Mohali 5000

1578. Mrs Narinder Kaur, President, Istri Satsang, Sector 23 3100

1579. Mrs Gubaksh Kaur, President, Istri Satsang, Sector 33 1700

1580. Mrs Darshan Kaur, President, Istri Satsang, Sector 47 1200

1581. Mrs Paramjit Kaur, President, Istri Satsang, Sector 33 1100

1582. Mrs Gurdeep Kaur President, Istri Satsang, Sector 27 1100

1583. Mrs Surinder Kaur, President, Vishav Karma Gurdwara, Sector 30 1100

1584. Mrs Raminder Kaur, President, Istri Satsang, Sector 37 1100

1585. Mrs Bir Inder Kaur, President, Istri Satsang, Sector 36 1000

1586. Mrs Jasbir Kaur, Sec 35 1100

1587. Mr Amrik Singh, Sector 35 650

1588. Mrs Harbans Kaur, President, Istri Satsang, Sector 40 500

1589. Mrs Pritam Kaur, President, Istri Satsang, Sector 31/47 500

1590. Mrs Manjit Kaur, President, Istri Satsang, Sector 43 500

1591. Meera Bai Seet, Sector 35 500

1592. Mrs Surjit Kaur Sandhu, Sector 35 500

1593. Wing Com G.S. Mann, Chandigarh 500

1594. Col N.S. Mann, Chandigarh 500

1595. Dilbagh Singh Mavi, Chandigarh 500

1596. Col Kapur Singh Mann, Chandigarh 500

1597. Sumittar Singh, Chandigarh 500

1598. Mrs Paramjit Kaur Mann, Chandigarh 500

1599. Mrs Ranjit Kaur Pannu, Chandigarh 500

1600 Gurdarshan Singh Pahwa, Chandigarh 500

Names of Sr No 715 and 776 may be read as Adarsh High School, Mundlana (Sonepat) and staff & students of Zafarnama College for Women, Patto Hira Singh (Moga), respectively.

Total up to Sr No 1600 24,85,857 + $ 284.65