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PM thanks the nation for helping Nepal

by IBNS 26 Apr 2015, 08:52 pm

New Delhi, Apr 26 (IBNS): Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday 'thanked' the people of India for standing beside the people of earthquake-hit Nepal and helping them at the moment of crisis.

"To all those saying #ThankYouPM- appreciate the sentiment…real thanks should be to our great culture, which teaches us 'Seva Parmo Dharma'.If we want to thank anyone, it should be the 125 crore people of India who have made Nepal's pain their own & extended all help."

He said: "We must thank our armed forces, NDRF teams, doctors & all those volunteers who are overcoming every obstacle to restore normalcy in Nepal.We owe a big thanks to the enthusiastic youngsters who are mobilising contributions for relief work be it cash, resources & medicines etc," he said.

Thanking the state government for their cooperation, Modi said: "The immense co-operation between Centre & the States is a major asset in times like these. A big thanks to all State Governments."

"And above all, we salute the resilience of our sisters & brothers in Nepal & parts of India, for their courage in the face of disaster," he said.

Feeble tremors continued rock as the death toll from Saturday's massive earthquake which hit the Himalayan nation has crossed 3200 on Monday, reports said.

At 4:02:35 hrs IST, another 'slight' tremor,measuring 3.9 on the Richter scale, has hit Nepal, the India Meteorological Department website said.

Meanwhile, Indian officials said 1935 nationals, who were stranded in Nepal, have been evacuated to India in IAF aircraft.