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Coca Cola India contributes over Rs5 Crores for tsunami relief news
Our Corporate Bureau
08 January 2005

New Delhi: Coca-Cola India continues to contribute to the immediate relief and rehabilitation activities for the tsunami victims by providing drinking water, food packets, clothes and vehicles to ferry casualties besides helping the district administration in setting up relief camps to shelter the affected.

Coca-Cola India president and CEO, Sanjiv Gupta handed over a cheque of Rs50 lakh to Sonia Gandhi, chairperson Rajiv Gandhi Foundation and also presented a cheque of Rs2 crore to the prime minister Manmohan Singh for the prime minister''s relief fund earlier this week.

Moreover the company has also contributed Rs1 Crore to the Indian Red Cross Society. Eaarlier, ythe company had donated Rs50 lakh and Rs30 lakh to the Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pardesh chief minister''s relief funds respectively. According to a press release, the company has earmarked over Rs5 crore to support various relief and rehabilitation measures in tsunami hit areas, across the country. It has also contributions to relief funds in Kerala and the Andaman & Nicobar.

Says Gupta, "The real impact of the damage caused by the tsunami is only now beginning to emerge and the company intends to continue working with state governments, NGO''s and other rehabilitation agencies to strengthen the rehabilitation efforts for as long as they are required."

Gupta also disclosed that in affected places across the tsunami-hit region, "Our local business units and system employees have acted swiftly to support essential aid efforts and on-the-ground needs. Our colleagues have been working with emergency relief teams, local and international aid agencies including the Red Cross, Governmental authorities and NGOs." In addition,Coca-Cola is also supporting rehabilitation measures through NGOs such as the Indian Red Cross, Rajiv Gandhi Foundation, Save the Children Foundation and its partner NGOs, Charity Aid Foundation, and CARE, through its associate NGOs.


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Coca Cola India contributes over Rs5 Crores for tsunami relief