Honda firms donate Rs 3 cr for flood relief in J&K

NEW DELHI :  Japanese auto major Honda Motor Company’s group firms in India today announced a contribution of Rs 3 crore towards relief and recovery efforts in flood-ravaged Jammu & Kashmir.
The contribution is aimed at providing relief and rehabilitation for affected people and reconstruction of areas devastated by the floods and landslides that hit the state this month, the company said in a statement.
Cheques amounting to Rs 3 crore were handed over to the Prime Minister’s Office for the Prime Minister’s National Relief Fund yesterday, it added.
Commenting on the severity of the devastation, Honda Motor Co Managing Officer Yoshiyuki Matsumoto said: “We express condolences and deepest sympathy to all the affected people who lost their near and dear ones, their homes and their livelihoods in this massive calamity.”
Matsumoto, who is also President & CEO, Honda Motor India, further said: “We hope that this contribution will help in restoration of the devastated infrastructure and help rebuild lives of the affected people.”
All Honda group companies in India — Honda Cars India Ltd, Honda Motorcycle & Scooter India Pvt Ltd, Honda Siel Power Products Ltd, Honda R&D (India) Pvt Ltd and Honda Motor India Pvt Ltd have contributed towards the reconstruction and recovery of the state, the statement said. (AGENCIES)

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