Delhi CM Kejriwal announces Rs 15 Cr donation to Telangana

On Monday, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Palaniswami announced that his government would be donating Rs 10 Cr to Telangana to tide over the devastation caused by the incessant rains. And, on Tuesday, Delhi made a similar announcement.

Taking to Twitter, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said that floods have caused havoc in Hyderabad. People of Delhi stand by our brother and sisters in Hyderabad in this hour of crisis. Delhi government will donate Rs 15 Cr to the Govt of Telangana for its relief efforts, Kejriwal tweeted out.

Soon after the announcement, T CM K Chandrasekhar Rao made a telephone call to Kejriwal and thanked him for the assistance towards relief efforts in rains and flood-hit Hyderabad. Hon'ble CM stated that Delhi displayed it's generosity through this gesture, a statement from the Telangana CMO said.