Telangana Governor flags off winter relief materials for tribal villages

Hyderabad: Telangana Governor Jishnu Dev Varma flagged off four trucks containing winter relief materials for tribal villages on Thursday, January 2.

The initiative is a part of the year-long celebrations for the 150th birth anniversary of Bhagwan Birsa Munda. Birsa Munda was an Indian tribal independence activist from the Munda tribe and the Janajatiya Gaurav Diwas is celebrated annually on his birth anniversary. 

The Indian Red Cross Society, along with Abhay Foundation, and Smile Foundation have jointly contributed to the programme for the tribal communities. 

The donations were received at the Raj Bhavan premises and were handed over to the Indian Red Cross Society for distribution by the governor.