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Embassy distribute­s meat in several Indian states

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KUWAIT: His Highness the Amir Sheikh Nawaf AlAhmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah has addressed a cable of condolence­s to Indian President Ram Nath Kovind expressing deep condolence­s and sincere solace on death of people in the floods that ravaged the Indian State of Maharashtr­a. His Highness the Amir expressed solidarity with the friendly nation, hoping the Indian officials would succeed in tackling repercussi­ons of the natural catastroph­e and wishing the injured quick recovery. Meanwhile, His Highness the Crown Prince Sheikh Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber AlSabah sent a cable of identical content to the Indian president. His Highness the Prime Minister Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah also addressed a similar cable to President Kovind.

Kuwait’s Foreign Ministry had expressed sympathy on Friday with India after the deadly flood and landslides which hit its Western state of Maharashtr­a and left scores of people dead, injured or missing. In a press statement, the ministry also offered condolence­s to the Indian government, people and relatives of the victims. It wished the wounded people speedy recovery. Earlier on Friday, Indian authoritie­s said that at least 129 people have died and dozens of others were missing in the last 48 hours in rain-related incidents in Maharashtr­a.

In other news, Kuwait’s Embassy in New Delhi said on Friday that it has distribute­d sacrificia­l meat to several poor families across several Indian states during the Eid Al-Adha holiday. The Embassy in India said in a press statement that the meat distributi­on was in the framework of the annual sacrifice project under the supervisio­n of the General Secretaria­t of Endowments, with a generous donation from benevolent people of Kuwait. The statement said that the Embassy carried out the distributi­on of meats in cooperatio­n with a number of Indian charitable societies and a large number of families in different Indian states who got the benefit thanked and expressed their gratitude to the Kuwaiti people and the leadership.

The support from Kuwait has come at a time many people in India are suffering due to the COVID-19 situation, Abdulaziz Al-A’athami, Secretary of Al-Ghazali Charitable Society, one of the five Indian charitable societies that implemente­d the project this year, expressed his appreciati­on and gratitude to Kuwait, its people and charitable institutio­ns for continuing to provide support to needy families. The meat was distribute­d in New Delhi, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal and Assam. This annual project is being carried out in various countries of the world, and emphasizes the humanitari­an role of Kuwait and its people, as well as embodying the virtues of giving and sharing.

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 ?? — AFP ?? MAHARASHTR­A: This handout photo taken on Friday by the Indian Navy shows areas inundated with flood water after heavy monsoon rains in Raigad district of Maharashtr­a.
— AFP MAHARASHTR­A: This handout photo taken on Friday by the Indian Navy shows areas inundated with flood water after heavy monsoon rains in Raigad district of Maharashtr­a.

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