Mizoram boy open his piggy bank, donates savings to fight Covid-19

Aizawl, April 1 (PTI): A seven-year-old boy from Mizoram’s Kolasib town broke open his piggy bank and donated his entire savings to fight Covid-19 and feed the poor hit by the lockdown imposed to contain the spread of the disease.

Rommel Lalmuansanga, a resident of Venglai area in Kolasib donated an amount of INR 333 to the village-level task force on Covid-19, local resident Zomuanpuia Tlau said.

Lalmuansanga handed over a tiny plastic containing Rs 333 in coins and currency notes to leaders of the task force, he said.

His gesture has been appreciated by many including Chief Minister Zoramthanga.

“This tiny bundle contains INR 333 in cash and coins; 7-year-old Rommel Lalmuansanga from Kolasib Venglai donated his entire savings to his village-level task force in this war against the dreaded Covid-19 pandemic,” Zoramthanga tweeted.

The chief minister lauded Lalmuansanga as a “hero” and wished that he be blessed by God.

Mizoram engineers extend financial aid
The engineering fraternity of Mizoram on Wednesday joined a host of politicians, corporates and other associations in extending financial help to the state government in its fight against the deadly coronavirus.

The Mizoram Engineering Service Association (MESA), an umbrella body of graduate engineers, donated a sum of Rs 10 lakh, PWD Engineer-in-Chief K Lalsawmvela told PTI.

The state has so far reported one positive case of Covid-19.

The donations were collected from 332 MESA members based on their payscale and contributed towards the Chief Minister’s Relief Fund, he said.

Four departments the PWD, power, publich health engineering and minor irrigation & water resources form the MESA.

Besides, there are 41 associate members from different departments, including the Aizawl Municipal Corporation (AMC), polution control board and police & industries, Lalsawmvela said.

Till Tuesday, 40 state legislators contributed a total of INR 21.26 lakh to the CMRF, while over INR 73 lakh has been donated by at least seven individuals, eight churches, 23 associations and two private enterprises, officials said.