144 metric tonnes of rice donated to Kerala flood victims

Kakinada: East Godavari Collector Karthikeya Mishra flagged off 24 lorries containing 144 metric tonnes of rice donated by Rice Exporters Association of Kakinada for the flood-hit victims of Kerala.

In a programme organised at Dairy Farm Centre here on Friday, the collector said that it is the responsibility one and all to help the flood victims and lauded the rice exporters in extending helping hand to Kerala flood victims. The collector said that his counterparts in Kerala sought assistance and the rice exporters responded positively to the request.

The collector said the ONGC authorities also responded positively to the request to carry lifesaving drugs and medicines by providing a chopper.
Rice Exporters Association chief B V Krishna Rao said that 144 metric tonnes of rice packed in 10 kg and 25 kg bags from Kakinada and 1,000 blankets made in Ludhiana are being sent to Kerala flood victims.

East Godavari Rice Millers Association president Ambati Ramakrishna Reddy, secretary Vinod Kumar Agarwal and representative of race exporters RP Naidu participated. Vedic scholar Chaganti Koteswara Rao was also present.