Akshay Kumar donates Rs 1 crore to Cyclone Fani victims

The cyclone Fani has already taken away at least 34 lives by now and still, people are suffering because of this strongest tropical cyclone.

Many celebrities and common people are trying to help cyclone victims. Bollywood actor Akshay Kumar has made a donation of Rs 1 crore to the Chief Minister's Relief Fund to help the victims to rebuild their lives.

"This is not new. Akshay has always been contributing for causes, be it his Bharat Ka Veer initiative for the armed forces, or his contribution to the Kerala Floods or Chennai floods earlier," a source revealed.

The Centre has released Rs 381 crore for the assistance of the state, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi announcing an additional fund of Rs 1,000 crore for providing relief to the affected areas.

However, Chief Minister of Odisha, Naveen Patnaik, has sought Rs 17,000 crore from the Centre - Rs 10,000 crore for disaster-resilient power infrastructure and Rs 7,000 crore to convert five lakh kutcha houses to pucca houses and for a strong disaster-resilient telecommunication network as well.