Kerala floods: Telangana Govt sends 20 ton milk powder

Hyderabad, Aug 19: As a part of relief operations to flood hit Kerala, the ministry of women and child development, in collaboration with the Telangana government, dispatched 100 Metric Tonnes of 'Balamrutham', a supplementary nutrition especially manufactured for children to Kerala to feed the flood stranded children.

The food material was provided by the Telangana foods, a state government enterprise. The food stock was Airlifted on Saturday by from Begumpet Airport to Trivandrum.

In addition to that, the state's animal husbandry department is also planning to send a consignment of 20 tonnes of milk powder worth 55 Lakh.

Animal Husbandry Minister Talasani Srinivas Yadav said that they sent 20 tons of milk powder worth Rs 50 lakhs. KCR has instructed us to do so and the officials concerned are on the job, he said.

The Centre also extended similar help of Rs 500 cr to Kerala followed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s aerial visit to battered Kerala state. While Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu offered Rs 10 cr to help people of Kerala, several other states are also generously coming forward with financial assistance.

Telangana Foods (A state govt enterprise) is despatching 100 Metric Tonnes of "Balamrutham" (a nutritious food manufactured specially for children) costing Rs.52.5 Lakh to Kerala to feed the flood-stranded children of Kerala. #TelanganaStandsWithKerala

— Telangana CMO (@TelanganaCMO) August 17, 2018

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