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Bengaluru, August 3 – Neighboring Karnataka has felt the distress of the people affected by the devastating  landslide in Kerala’s Wayanad. The Karnataka government has joined hands in rescue and relief work as soon as the incident occurred. Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has assured Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan that the state will build 100 houses for the victims who lost their homes in Wayanad.

Along with this, the industrialists of the state and private organizations have also come forward to help in various ways. The Mysuru district administration, along with a team of doctors, has provided 15 freezer boxes, four tractor-mounted compressors, jackhammers, 500 body bags, 15 emergency light systems, 40 stretchers, 288 gumboots, five steel cutters, ten gas cutters, 2040 napkins, 1000 gloves, 2050 masks, 1000 bottles of sanitizers, and health department medicines.

Kempegowda International Airport Limited (KIAL) has provided 250 ml water bottles, 100 raincoats, 500 bottle sanitizers, 15 tents, 1000 PPE kits, 5000 gloves, 3000 3-ply masks, and 8000 N-95 masks.

Volvo has contributed 2000 packs of sanitary pads, 100 PPE kits, and two trucks.

Member organizations of the Electronic City Industrial Association (ELCIA) and Pranav Foundation have provided 40 stretchers, 250 body bags, 1000 N-95 masks, 500 bottle sanitizers, 1000 gloves, and one truck.

Biocon and partner organizations Narayana Health and Syngene have sent 2200 masks, 100 high-quality raincoats, 400 liters of sanitizer, five cartons of bedsheets and clothes, and 250 PPE kits.

Ashaya Trust and Utishtha Swayam Seva Organization have provided 1000 blankets, tarpaulins, two ambulances, and financial assistance of Rs 25 lakh.

Chief Minister Siddaramaiah congratulated all the humanitarian organizations for providing relief materials, medical equipment, and other assistance to Wayanad.