Assam floods: Dalai Lama donates Rs 10 lakh for relief work

Guwahati: Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama has donated Rs 10 lakh to support flood relief work in Assam and expressed grief over the hardship caused to people due to the calamity. In a letter to Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, he said he appreciates that the agencies concerned are doing everything to rescue those affected and provide them with relief. “As a mark of my solidarity with the people of Assam, I am donating Rs 10,00,000 from the Gaden Phodrang Trust of the Dalai Lama to support these agencies,” the letter read. The flooding has led to extensive loss of life and property, and displacement of millions of people over the last week, the Tibetan spiritual guru said adding that it is most unfortunate that monsoon rains in Assam and other parts of the country wreak havoc year after year. “I would like to express my sadness about the hardship caused to so many people in your state due to the recent floods. I offer my deep condolences to you, to the families who have lost loved ones, and to everyone affected by the flooding,” he said in the letter to the chief minister. Thanking him, Sarma tweeted: “Assam is humbly feeling blessed at His Holiness @DalaiLama expressing concerns at ravaging floods in Assam and hardships it is causing. He has graciously sent his blessings.” The state government is grateful to the Gaden Phodrang Trust for the donation, the chief minister said in the Twitter post. The state is reeling under a devastating flood with 54.50 lakh people being affected and 101 people losing their lives so far this year. Also Read: _**Assam floods: Situation continues to be grim, 54.5 lakh hit, toll rises to 101**_ _**Recce of floods, also welcome tourists: Sarma's mantra as Opposition criticises Assam's role in Maharashtra crisis**_ _**PM Modi should visit flood-hit Assam instead of toppling Maharashtra government, says Cong's Gaurav Gogoi**_ _**Assam floods: Rahul Gandhi asks party workers to assist in rescue, rehabilitation operations**_ _**Assam submerged: Heavy rains bring eastern state to standstill, leave 73 dead and 43 lakh affected**_ _**Assam floods: Situation 'extremely critical', more areas in Guwahati inundated**_ _**Assam floods: PM Modi calls up Himanta Biswa Sarma; CM visits relief camps**_ Assam: Boat carrying flood-affected people capsizes; three children missing _**Flood situation critical in Assam, neighbouring states as heavy rains leave major rivers in spate**_ _**Meghalaya's Mawsynram receives highest rainfall since 1966; watch video here**_ _**Northeast reels under floods as heavy rain continues to pummel Assam, neighbouring states**_ _**Northeast floods; 11 lakh affected in Assam; 4 minors killed during landslide in Meghalaya**_ Read all the Latest News , Trending News , Cricket News , Bollywood News , India News and Entertainment News here. Follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.