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CTA contributes 3 Lakh rupees to Kangra district COVID-19 relief fund

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Kangra DC Rakesh Kumar Prajapati receives the letter and cheque form DIIR Secretary Tsewang Gyalpo Arya (tibet.net)
Kangra DC Rakesh Kumar Prajapati receives the letter and cheque form DIIR Secretary Tsewang Gyalpo Arya (tibet.net)

By Choekyi Lhamo

DHARAMSHALA, APR 6: The Central Tibetan Administration (CTA) has contributed a sum of Rupees 3 Lakh to the Kangra District COVID-19 relief fund on Saturday, and encouraged Tibetans to extend their support through voluntary contributions.

The CTA known unofficially as the exile Tibetan government has extended solidarity and support to the efforts of the Kangra District Commissioner office for the containment of the outbreak in Himachal Pradesh as a few cases emerged in the last weeks in the region. Among the few cases in the state was an elderly Tibetan man who returned from the US who eventually passed away.

In a letter addressed to Kangra DC, President Dr. Lobsang Sangay wrote, “As effectively as you have managed to contain the spread of the disease in the district, you have also ensured the continued provision of essential household and pharmaceutical goods for the general public while implementing a strict curfew.

“As a token of our support and solidarity, the Central Tibetan Administration would like to contribute Rs 3 Lakh towards the District COVID-19 Relief Fund. We will continue to cooperate with your ongoing efforts.”

Dr. Sangay also thanked the DC for supporting the Tibetan community in the crisis, and for providing guidance in dealing with the virus in this opportune time. “On behalf of the Tibetan community in Dharamshala, I once again extend my heartfelt gratitude and appreciation to you and your team for the excellent work,” the President concluded.

The letter and cheque was personally handed to the DC by DIIR Secretary Tsewang Gyalpo Arya, Settlement Officer Kunga Tsering, and Head of Security, Tenzin Kalsang. The DC acknowledged the donation and thanked CTA for this gesture of solidarity, adding that the Tibetan community has been very cooperative during the ongoing pandemic.

Similarly, a Tibetan organization Tibetan Khampa Industrial Society, based in Bir & Chauntra settlements, has donated Rupees 1 Lakh to the state’s CM COVID-19 Relief Fund and another lakh Rupees to the Red Cross Society in the region. Scores of donations have been made in India from different organizations, monasteries and settlement initiatives targeted to tackle the outbreak and ease the financial strain that the pandemic is causing.

As far as the toll of infected cases in the state, a new positive case of COVID-19 was reported yesterday by Deputy Commissioner Rakesh Kumar Prajapati.

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