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 20th list of our readers’ contributions for the Orissa Chief Minister’s relief fund: (S. No.; Donors’ name; Amount in rupees):

2625 Principal, Teachers, Office Staff & Students of Dasmesh Public School Faridkot, Dasmesh Public School, Kotkapura and Dasmesh Model School, Bargari 21000

2626 Students of Radha Krishan Sanatam Dharam College, Kaithal 14050

2627 The Management, Principal Staff and Students of S. Chetan Singh Sarvhitkari Sr Sec School, Mansa 11000

2628 Shri Kaushlendra Sita Ram Mandir Sabha, Chandigarh 8500

2629 Mr & Mrs Inderjit Singh Jaijee, Chandigarh6000

2630 Mr Sham Sunder Kaushal, Hoshiarpur, 5607

2631 Dr Ravinder Kumar Chopra, Ludhiana, 5000

2632 M/s S.S. Enterprises, Jalandhar, 5000

2633 Mr Harmeet Singh, Ludhiana 5000

2634 Students of Sunshine Public School, Kaithal 4500

2635 Principal, Staff & Students of Nankana Sahib Public School, Ludhiana 4225

2636 Staff & Students of Himachal Institute, Solan 3480

2637 Lt Col V.K. Nayyar, Chandigarh 3151

2638 Mr Prem Lal Arora, Ludhiana 2500

2639 Mahila Mandal Satsang, Sector 7B, Chandigarh 2500

2640 Ladies Club, Patiala 2300

2641 Ms Nirmala Devi, Sunam 2100

2642 Mr Karandeep Bhatti, Mohali 2100

2643 Mr Manjit Singh Dhillon, Tarn Taran, 2000

2644 Pallavi, Nandita, Sumedha and Kanupriya, Ludhiana, 2000

2645 Mr Arjun Lal Grover, Chandigarh 2000

2646 Ms Sarla Grover, Chandigarh 2000

2647 Mr Chander Mohan Grover, Chandigarh, 2000

2648 Mr Manoj Grover, Chandigarh. 2000

2649 Master Karan Grover, Chandgarh. 2000

2650 M/s Krishan Kumar Kalra & Sons, Ferozepur City, 1500

2651 Mr Jit Singh Azad, Munak 1500

2652 M/s Hans Raj Kalra & Sons, Ferozepur City 1500

2653 Giani Malkit Singh, Lohgarh (Moga)1100

2654 Mr Anand Raj Gogra, Pathankot 1100

2655 Volunteers & Programme Officer fo NSS, Sundernagar 1100

2656 Mr Bihari Lal Puri, Patiala 1100

2657 Mr G.S. Vohra, Jalandhar Cantt 1100

2658 Mr Jaidev Singh Vohra, Jalandhar Cantt, 1100

2659 Mr Mangal Sain, Jalandhar City, 1000

2660 Ms Sarita Kanwar, Udhampur Cantt, 1000

2661 Mr Surjan Singh, Mohali 1000

2662 Ms Preet Kanwal, Chandigarh 1000

2663 M/s Ishaan Advertiser, Ludhiana 1000

2664 Ms Harjinder Kaur, Amritsar 1000

2665 Mr Laxmi Narain, Panchkula 1000

2666 Mr Rakesh Kumar Gupta, Chandigarh 1000

2667 Mr Om Dutt Sharma, Sonepat 1000

2668 Mr Kewal Krishan Sarin, Rohtak 1000

2669 Dr V.K. Satija, Jind 1000

2670 -73 Employees of M/s Punjab Alkalies& Chemicals Ltd, Chandigarh 851

2674 Mr Rajesh Kumar, Chandigarh 500

2675 Mr P.C. Chawla, Hissar 500

2676 Mr Pari Lal Arora, Patiala 600

2677 Dr K.R. Bhardwaj, Yamunanagar 500

2678 Mr Nagin Singh Grewal, Patiala 500

2679 Ms Susheela Devi, Fathegarh Sahib 500

2680 Mr Amneet Singh, Mohali 500

Govt S.S. School Panhera Khurd (Faridabad)

2681 Mr S.K. Sharma 500

2682 Students of class 10+2 500

2683 Others 200

2684 Mr Dinesh Kumar and students of class 10+1 585

2685 C.K. Memorial Middle School,Jhajjar, 750

2686 Mr Ram Rishi Singh, Chandigarh 501

2687 Mr Sukhdarshan Singh, Jind 500

2688 M/s B.L. Arora & Co, Jalandhar City 500

2689 Ms Parwati Devi, Morni Hills 500

2690 Navodya Public School, Alewa (Jind) 500

2691 Headmistress & Staff of Govt High School, Dhaddar (Hoshiarpur) 500

2692 Mr Baljit Singh Roharjagir, Patiala 500

2693 Mr A.K. Gurang, Nurpur 500

2694 Mr Harpreet Singh, Ferozepur 500

2695 Ms Sudarshan Gupta, Ludhiana 500

2696 Mr Sukhwant Singh, Amritsar 500

2697 Ms Kusum Gupta, Panchkula 500

2698 Mr Amit Gupta, Panchkula 500

2699 Mr Vipul Gupta, Panchkula 500

2700 Mr Ram Saran Gupta, Panchkula 500

2701 Mr M.K. Kesar, New Delhi 501

2702 Mr D.S. Chahal, Amritsar 500

2703 Wg Cdr R.S. Dhaliwal, Patiala 500

2704 Ms Dayal Devi Sharma, Chd 500

2705 Mr Sudarshan Kumar Bakshi, Chd 500

2706 Mr Ranbir Singh, Amritsar 500

2707 Students of Jyoti High School, Mandi Adampur, 800

2708 Ms Niu Rana, Patiala 500

2709 Mr Ramesh Chander Asrani, Bhiwani, 500

2710 Ms Chander Kanta Syal,Chandigarh 500

2711 Ms Shashi Bhardwaj, Chandigarh 500

2712 Mr Hardeep Singh, Patiala 500

2713 Mr J.C. Bansal, Bhatinda 500

2714 Ivy & Vanita, Chandigarh 500

Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana

2715 Mr Ajit Singh Sidhu 500

2716 Mr B.N. Sharma 500

2717 Mr Bikkar Singh Sandhu 500

2718 Mr Bhajan Singh 500

2719 Mr Balbir Singh Paul 500

2720 Mr B.S. Chahal 500

2721 Mr Gautam Dev 500

2722 Mr G.S. Sekhon 500

2723 Mr Gurbachan Singh 500

2724 Mr Gurdial Singh Gill 500

2725 Mr G.S. Bhullar 500

2726 Mr Gurdev Singh Mann 500

2727 Mr Harbans Singh Dhillon 500

2728 Mr Hazara Singh 500

2729 Mr Hardyal Singh Koonar 500

2730 Mr H.S. Sahambi 500

2731 Mr H.S. Sodhi 500

2732 Mr J.S. Jawanda 500

2733 Mr Jaswant Singh Sawhney 500

2734 Mr Joginder Singh Saini 500

2735 Mr J.C. Bakhsi 500

2736 Mr Kartar Singh Chela 500

2737 Mr Kulwants Singh Grewal 500

2738 Mr K.S. Sandhu 500

2739 Mr Lal Singh 500

2740 Mr Lakhbir Singh Brar 500

2741 Mr Manmohan Singh 500

2742 Mr Niranjan Singh Snadhu 500

2743 Mr O.P. Malhotra 500

2744 Mr Pritam Singh Madan 500

2745 Mr Ranjit Singh 500

2746 Mr R.K. Larroya 500

2747 Mr Randhir Singh Prihar 500

2748 Mr Sukhdev Singh 500

2749 Mr S.S. Prihar 500

2750 Mr Swarn Singh Minhas 500

2751 Mr S.S. Saini 500

2752 Mr S.P.S. Madan 500

2753 Mr S.S. Aujla 500

2754 Mr Ujagar Singh 500

2755 Alpha Drug India Ltd, Lalru 9000

Employees of Alpha Drug India Ltd, Lalru

2756 Mr Anil Kohli 1000

2757 Mr S.C. Garg 500

2758 Mr R.C. Parmar 501

2759 Mr Anil K. Bhola 500

2760 Mr Manoj K. Ahuja 500

2761 Mr Paramjit Singh 500

2762 Mr Jetinder Kumar Gupta 500

2763 Mr D.K. Uppal 500

2764 Mr Jarnail Singh Toor 500

2765 Mr Jai Parkash Verma 500

2766 Mr Ravinder Bhalla 500

2767 Mr Amit Chauhan 500

2768 Other employees 9082

Total up to Sr No 2768 = Rs 46,89,528+ $ 684.65