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 18th list of our readers’ contributions for the Orissa Chief Minister’s relief fund: (S. No.; Donors’ name; Amount in rupees):

2203 Students and Staff of Shishu Niketan Model Sr Sec
Sector 22D, School, Chandigarh 51,000

2204 Staff Members of Haryana State Seed Certification
Agency, Panchkula 25550

2205 Students of Govt College, Chandigarh 18820

2206 Staff Members of Govt. College, Chandigarh 12000

2207 Residents of Sector 33-B, Chandigarh 14251

2208 Vishal Bhagwati, Jagran Mandal, Gharaunda (Karnal) 11000

2209 Mr Ved Mitar Mehta, Gharaunda 500

2210 Col. S.S. Bhinder, Panchkula. 11000

2211 Ms Satwinder Kaur, Chandigarh 10000

2212 M/s TTK Health Care Ltd., Chandigarh 5500

2213 M/s Eastman Cast & Forge Ltd, Ludhiana 5100

2214 Prem Memorial Foundation, Sunam 5100

2215 Ms Gurvinder Pal Kaur, Patiala 5000

2216 Mr K.K. Makkar, Panchkula 5000

2217 Office of the Superintending Engineer,Mechanical Circle,
PWD B&R Br, Patiala 4850

2218 Mr Pawan Kumar, Ghumarwin (Bilarpur) 4000

2219 Students, Staff & Principal, Victor Public School, Panipat 3100

2220 Mr J.P. Sharma, Panchkula 4000

2221 Teachers & Students, Grace Model School, Chandigarh. 2751

2222 ITI Students, Ambala 2635

2223 Dr Alok K. Sharma, Palampur 2100

2224 Mr A.S. Bhatia, Chandigarh 2100

2225 Mr Mukesh Kumar, Nangal 2000

2226 Dr G.R.V. Parsad, Chandigarh 2000

2227 Mr Rajiv Kumar, Kulu 2000

2228 Dr Simrit Kaur, Mohali 1500

2229 Eicher School, Parwanoo 1268

2230 Mr Shashi Dhingra, Chandigarh 1100

2231 Mr Sukh Raj Kaushal. Mohali 1100

2232 M/s Modem Steel Syndicate, Mandi Gobindgarh 1100

2233 Mr Dharam Paul & Family, Sangrur 1100

2234 M/s Sagar & Associates, Ludhiana 1100

2235 Mr Magh Nath Goyal, Chandigarh 1100

2236 Ms Balwinder Kaur Brar,Patiala 1000

2237 Mr Pritam Singh Bindra,Chandigarh 1000

2238 Mr Pritam Singh, Chandigarh 1000

Freedom Fighters’ Association, Chandigarh

2239 Mr S.R. Sharma 1000

2240 Ms Sushama Sharma 1000

2241 Mr Milkhi Ram 500

2242 Ms Sunder Bala Saini 600

2243 Oriya Brothers 580

2244 Ms Promilla Mittal, Bathinda 500

2245 Mr Sham Sunder Sindhi, Bathinda 500

2246 Mr P.D. Sharma, Kandaghat 501

2247 Dr Jerath P.L. Yamuna Nagar 501

2248 Mr Dinesh Kumar Sharma, Dhaliara (Kangra) 501

2249 Prince, Sudarshan, Pardeep, Anuj, Hemant & Umang, XIIC, G.P.C., Chandigarh 500

2250 Mr Harcharan Singh, Jagraon 500

2251 Lt. Col. N.S. Julka, Chandigarh 500

2252 Mr B.L. Garg, Shimla 500

2253 Ms Santokh Sekhri, Chandigarh 500

2254 M/s Solutions & Growth Consultants, Chandigarh 500

2255 Mr Hari Singh Saini, Rewari. 500

2256 Mr R.L. Batheja, Faridabad 500

2257 Mr R.K. Kawatra, Chandigarh 500

2258 Ms Sudesh Kumari, Chandigarh 500

2259 Mr D.P. Dahiya, Faridabad 500

2260 Mr Jagan Nath Hare Ram, Bathinda 500

2261 Mr Sham Sunder Sindhi, Bhatinda 500

2262 Mr Raghu Nath Sharma, Chandigarh 500

2263 Col Devinder Singh, Ludhiana 500

2264 Mr Sudarshan Kumar, Yamunanagar 500

2265 Mr Vijay Kumar Dani, Bagrian (Sangrur) 500

2266 Capt Jaswant, Tanda (Hoshiarpur) 500

2267 Mr Dhian Singa, Ludhiana 500

2268 Mr Darshan Lal Kinra, Rohtak 500

2269 Mr Chand (Inspector Excise), Mandi 500

2270 Mr Kulwant Singh, Lachhru Kalan 500

2271 Mr Parveen Dhillon, Chandigarh 500

2272 Ms Anita Goel, Patiala 500

2273 M/s Pragati Agro Industries, Ludhiana 500

2274 M/s Pragati Motors, Ludhiana 500

2275 Mr Surinder Kumar, Chandigarh 500

2276 Govt. Girls High School, Ding Mandi (Sirsa) 500

2277 Dr Tilak Raj Kumar, Jalalabad 500

2278 Mr Surjit Singh, V. Jalota (Hoshiarpur) 500

2279 Dr Bhupinder Singh, Ludhiana 500

2280 Mr C.H. Kapoor, Shimla 500

2281 Mr Hans Raj Goyal, Nabha 500

2282 Mr Sita Ram Sharma, Panchkula 500

2283 Mr Samer Gupta, Batala 500

2284 Mr P.L. Khanna, Yanunanagar 500

2285 In the memory of late Dr Manav Marwaha by Mr R.K. Marwah, Jalandhar 500

2286 Dr Damyanti Kapur, Chamba 500

2287 Ms Satya Devi, Hansi (Hisar) 500

2288 Dr Sarabdeepak Singh Riar, Chheharta 500

2289 Ms Uma Negi, Shimla 500

2290 Dr P.L. Grover, Patti 500

2291 Mr Sandeep Arora, Jalalabad 500

2292 Mr Mehar Singh Nawab, V. Mahil Gehlan (Nawanshahar) 500

2293 Mr R.C. Bhanot, Chandigarh. 501

2294 On Behalf of late Mr D.R. Sharma, Sunder Nagar 501

2295 Mr Mehar Chand, Shahbad Markanda 500

2296 Mr Arun Jain, Panipat 500

2297 Gupt donation, Gurgaon 500

2298 Mr V.P. Duggal, Chandigarh 500

2299 Mr Sudhir Dhand, Mohali 500

2300 Mr Rajinder Kumar, V. Charuni Jajan, (Kurukshetra) 500

2301Dr Naranjan Singh, Chandigarh. 500

2302 M/s Hanuman Construction, Kaithal 500

2303 Mr Rajinder Singh, Patiala 500

Total up to Sr No 2303 = Rs 38,33,680+ $ 684.65