India Inc sends aid for Nepal earthquake victims

Two days after Nepal was rocked by an earthquake that left over 3,700 persons dead and thousands injured, several private Indian firms have stepped forward to lend a helping hand in restoring normalcy in the Himalayan country.

Leading telecom services provider Bharti Airtel on Monday decided to make all calls on its network from India to Nepal completely free of cost for the next 48 hours.

Industry body CII has constituted a task force to assist in relief work in earthquake-ravaged areas in Nepal and affected parts of India. The industry body has started collecting essential items including ready to eat food, water, tarpaulin, biscuits, blankets, tents, essential medicines, etc and will send relief material for the quake-hit victims.

Delhi-based Six Sigma Healthcare, a prominent health provider, has deployed several high altitude medical rescue teams at several places at great heights where many other rescue teams have not been able to reach.

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has also been working with the civil administration of Nepal to restore normalcy in the areas that have suffered severe devastation in the earthquake battered country.