Film
industry
came
together
to
appeal
to
the
public
to
help
the
3
million
people
who
suffered
from
the
devastating
flood
in
Bihar.
People
who
attended
the
press
conference
were
Prakash
Jha,
Shatrughan
Sinha,
Shekhar
Suman,
Manoj
Bajpai
and
Neetu
Chandra,
along
with
the
politician
Sanjay
Nirupam.
Prakash
Jha
has
set
up
a
rescue
and
relief
operation,
Punarwaas,
Flood
Relief
Mission,
Bihar,
in
collaboration
with
Prayas,
headed
by
Shatrughan
Sinha,
with
the
help
of
an
NGO
working
in
Bihar.
The
relief
camp-22
RD
will
provide
complete
care
for
5000
people
in
the
village
Kattaiya.
Prakash
Jha
said,
"It's
not
the
time
to
blame
anyone
but
to
fight
with
the
situation
to
the
best
of
ones
ability.
We
need
at
least
9
crores
to
look
after
5000
people
for
approximately
nine
months.
A
lot
of
people
from
the
industry
have
come
forward
to
help
us." He
appealed,
"It's
a
very
grave
situation.
We
need
everyone's
support."
He
added
that
people
who
want
to
donate
can
approach
funds
like
fund
in
the
name
of
Bihar
Chief
Minister,
Prime
Minister
has
started
a
new
fund,
Red
Cross
society
is
there."
Sanjay
Nirupam,
"With
the
help
of
Lion's
club
we
have
planned
a
relief
rally
where
we
will
collect
material
for
affected
people
in
Bihar
floods.
A
lot
of
Bollywood
personalities
will
take
part
in
this
rally
including
Mahesh
Bhatt,
Govinda,
Madhur
Bhandarkar,
Rakhi
Sawant,
Raju
Srivastav,
and
Manoj
Tiwari.
The
purpose
of
the
rally
is
to
create
awareness
on
the
Bihar
floods
and
relief
camps."
Sanjay
Nirupam
who
is
also
planning
to
adopt
a
village,
said,
"When
I
told
Salman
Khan
about
my
plans
of
starting
another
camp
he
immediately
became
a
part
of
the
project
and
offered
to
raise
the
funds.
Wizcarft
has
also
joined
hands
with
us
and
will
organize
a
show
with
Salman
and
other
Bollywood
actors
to
raise
funds."
Shatrughan
Sinha
urged
the
media
to
not
politicize
the
calamity
and
concentrate
on
getting
help
for
the
needy
as
first
priority.
He
immediately
left
from
the
conference
for
Patna
to
carry
relief
operations
from
the
area
of
casualties.
Shekhar
Suman,
Manoj
Bajpai
and
Neetu
Chandra
also
urged
people
to
come
forward
and
support
the
cause.
Udit
narayan
donated
5
lacs
during
the
conference.
In
fact
recently
Bollywood's
megastar
Amitabh
Bachchan
also
expressed
his
desire
to
contribute
to
the
relief
operations
in
flood-affected
Bihar.
Story first published: Tuesday, September 9, 2008, 11:50 [IST]