Chennai: Ashok Leyland of Hinduja group and Engine Factory, Avadi, near here, Friday donated Rs 3 crore and Rs 5 lakh, respectively, to the Chief Minister’s Relief Fund towards rehabilitation work in cyclone Gaja-affected districts of Tamilnadu.
Chairman of Ashok Leyland Dheeraj Hinduja handed over a cheque for Rs 3 crore to Chief Minister K Palaniswami at the Secretariat, a press release said. Similarly, the 1,300 employees of the Engine Factory, a defence production unit, contributed Rs 5 lakh from their salaries to the relief fund, the release said.
General manager of the factory Anil Kumar handed over a cheque for Rs 5 lakh to Palaniswami, it added. The cyclone hit the coast near Vedaranyam in Nagapattinam district on 16 November, claiming over 50 lives besides leaving a trail of destruction in 10 districts.