Bollywood rallies for Nepal
Bollywood celebrities Karan Johar, Ranbir Kapoor, Anushka Sharma and Preity Zinta are fronting a campaign, launched on Wednesday by media and entertainment conglomerate Star India in association with NGO CARE India, to collect donations for quake-hit Nepal.
They are driving a nationwide public service campaign “Ek Padosi hi Padosi ke Kaam Aata Hai” (“Only a neighbour helps another neighbour”) to mobilise relief for the victims of the natural disaster that struck Nepal and parts of northern India, claiming more than 5,000 lives.
A host of Star network's icons will also appeal to Indians for donations, which will be channelled directly to CARE India. The campaign will work along the lines of Operation Maitri initiated by the Indian government.
The NGO is said to be assessing the situation on the ground in all the affected areas of Nepal, and moving relief material where it is needed most. CARE has begun distribution in some of the areas and hopes to reach out to more than 50,000 people in the coming days.
Source: IANS
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