Farooq Abdullah releases Rs 1 crore from to combat COVID-19

Srinagar, Mar 21 (PTK): President National Conference and MP from Srinagar Dr Farooq Abdullah on Saturday released an amount of Rs 1 crore from his Members of Parliament Local Area Development (MPLAD) fund to combat COVID-19 threat in Jammu and Kashmir.

“Out of this, Rs 50 lakh has been earmarked for Sher-i-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences (SKIMS), Srinagar and Rs 25 lakh each for Budgam and Ganderbal districts, a party statement said.

Abdullah also solicited joint efforts to stop coronavirus from spreading in the Union Territory.

NC president who had been in detention for seven months since the abrogation of Article 370 in Kashmir was released last week.

Sources said that he has asked the two other MP’s belonging to NC to also release some amount for their respective constituencies in view of coronavirus. (PTK)