Overview

• Gujarat’s special train from Gandhinagar carried about 400 tonnes of food and 70 tonnes of medicines, including flour, rice, onions, potatoes, edible oil, sugar and milk powder.
• The consignment included 10,000 tarpaulins, 10,000 mosquito nets and 10,000 bedsheets, coordinated by the Relief Commissioner’s office with support from food, agriculture and health departments.
• Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel flagged off the train with senior ministers present, while Gujarat also sent ₹5 crore each to Punjab and Chhattisgarh and dispatched roughly 8,000 relief kits to Chhattisgarh.
• According to Gujarat officials, 11 wagons were filled by government departments and 11 by BJP workers for the Punjab shipment.
• Other governments reported major contributions, including Haryana’s ₹5 crore and about 650 trucks, Delhi’s ₹5 crore and 50 trucks, Uttar Pradesh’s 48 trucks and Goa’s ₹5 crore, as political tensions surfaced over local relief efforts in Banaskantha.