Patna: Bihar Chief Minister Rabri Devi today (July 24, 2004) donated her one-month's salary amounting to Rs. 25,000/- to the Chief Minister's relief fund.

She sought similar gesture from other ministers, MPs, MLAs, council members and others to donate freely to the Chief Minister's relief fund in order to undertake relief and rescue operations in 19 flood affected districts of the State.

The Chief Minister also sought similar cooperation from politicians and NGOs to undertake relief and rehabilitation measures for over 2.08 crore flood marooned people of 19 North Bihar districts.

Following the appeal, former Bihar Minister Munishhwar Choudhry deposited his one- month's salary to CM's relief fund. Congress MLC and AICC secretary Chandan Bagchi has already deposited his July's salary to the CM's relief fund.

The chief minister said several NGOs and people of the State were contributing whole-heartedly to the CM's relief fund in order to provide succour to flood marooned people of the State.