Somavarapete: Madikeri MLA M P Appacchuranjan and BJP activists here began collecting funds for the relief of thousands of families perished in the recent floods in Uttarkhand.
The funds were collected by visiting each shops located on citys main street, Tyagaraja Road, C K Subbayya Road, Madikeri Road, Club Road that totaled upto Rs 95,000.
It is the humanity to respond to the bereaved families whose kith and kin perished in the recent floods. Meanwhile, the fundraising will be continued in the localities including Kodlipete, Shanivarasante, Kushalanagara, Suntikoppa and Madapuratw and the pooled funds will be distributed to the affected families.
The city entrepreneur Sundar contributed Rs 25,000 to flood victims of uttarkhand at the occasion.