Guwahati, August 4: Assam Cabinet Minister Jayanta Mallabaruah has extended support to the Gauhati Press Club’s flood relief initiative by providing medicines worth over ₹2.2 lakh for the relief and medical camps being organised for flood affected people in the districts of Jorhat, Sivasagar and Charaideo.
The medicines, procured for the relief initiative, include ORS packets, paracetamol tablets, antibiotics, anti-fungal medicines, anti-allergic medicines, eye drops, medicines for gastric ailments, pain relief medicines, skin infection treatments and other essential medicines commonly required during the post-flood period.
Speaking on the initiative, Minister Baruah appreciated the Gauhati Press Club for undertaking the humanitarian effort to provide medical assistance to flood-affected families.
Having earlier provided a truckload of new essential garments for flood-affected people in Nazira, he had also been planning to extend medical support to people affected by the floods in these districts in his personal capacity. He said he was glad to contribute to the Press Club’s initiative, which would help ensure the timely distribution of essential medicines through its medical camps.
He expressed hope that the initiative would complement ongoing relief efforts and help address common health concerns that often arise in the aftermath of floods.
The Gauhati Press Club expressed its gratitude to the Minister for his support in his personal capacity, stating that the contribution would further strengthen the medical camps being organised as part of its flood relief initiative.