Gayatri Parivar to give Rs 2 lakh to families of security personnel killed during rescue operations

Press Trust of India

Mar 22, 2014   Haridwar-based spiritual organisation Gayatri Parivar will provide Rs 2 lakh each as financial assistance to the next of kin of 20 military and para-military personnel killed during the massive relief and rescue operations carried out after the catastrophic floods that hit Uttarakhand in 2013.

Gayatri Parivar chief Pranav Pandya will hand over the cheques on Sunday to the family of the 20 IAF, ITBP and NDRF personnel killed while trying to save lives and rescuing people in Uttarakhand, a spokesman of the Gayatri Parivar said.

The cheques will be distributed among the beneficiaries at a function being organised at Bardoli village in Surat district of Gujarat jointly by the Gayatri Parivar and Think Tank Group, an organisation dedicated to social work, he said.

Before leaving for Gujarat to attend the function, Pandya said, "Magnitude of Uttarakhand tragedy which claimed thousands of lives shook the whole nation and it was a tribute by Gayatri Parivar to the valour of the IAF, ITBP and NDRF personnel who laid down their lives trying to rescue survivors of the calamity."

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