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Meer Foundation Delivers Aid to 1,500 Punjab Households, Partners to Adopt 500 Flood‑Hit Homes

The drive pairs Shah Rukh Khan’s charity with Amritsar’s Voice of Amritsar to shift from immediate relief toward village‑level rehabilitation.

Overview

  • Relief kits were distributed across Amritsar, Patiala, Fazilka and Firozpur, covering 1,500 households with medicines, hygiene items, food, mosquito nets, tarpaulins, folding beds and mattresses.
  • Meer Foundation formalized a collaboration with Voice of Amritsar to adopt two villages in Amritsar, supplying essentials such as beds, mattresses, gas stoves, fans and water purifiers for roughly 500 homes.
  • VOA’s on‑ground work is supported by doctors from AIIMS who are providing medical aid in Amritsar and Gurdaspur, with additional assistance from Kolkata’s Care Foundation.
  • Shah Rukh Khan visited flood‑hit areas in Amritsar and described severe losses including swept‑away cattle and destroyed rice crops as residents assess the damage.
  • Earlier celebrity support continues to supplement official relief, with Salman Khan’s Being Human dispatching five rescue boats and Akshay Kumar pledging ₹5 crore for rehabilitation efforts.