A college student from Assam has donated Rs 1.93 lakh kept in her bank account by parents to the state government amid the Covid-19 crisis.
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Reema Ghosh, a college student from Rangia area in Assam’s Kamrup district, donated the amount to Assam Arogya Nidhi to help state government take measures to prevent the spread of Covid-19.
She recently handed over the cheque to state irrigation minister Bhabesh Kalita. Reema said her parents were saving the money for her marriage, but she decided to donate the amount due to the threat arising from the virus outbreak.
“The entire world is now fighting against the Coronavirus and many people in our country are also infected. After consulting with my father, I decided to donate the amount to the state government,” she said.
According to the Assam government, a total of 8,054 people have donated about Rs 17.37 crore so far to Assam Arogya Nidhi.
Assam has reported 26 positive cases for COVID-19 so far, and a total of 1,914 samples have been tested in five laboratories in the state.
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