Rajasthan Royals and Delhi Capital announces to contribute for Covid-19 relief

As India is struggling to overcome Coronavius pandemic, IPL franchise Rajasthan Royals has announced to raise Rs 7.5 crore to provide immediate relief to people affected by the second wave through its foundation.

"Rajasthan Royals is pleased to announce a contribution of INR 7.5 Crores (over USD 1 million) towards COVID Relief to help with immediate support to people in India impacted by the surge of COVID-19 virus," the franchise said in a statement.

"The funds raised by Rajasthan Royals will help pan India, with an initial focus on the state of Rajasthan, where the RRF, Chaired by Ranjit Barthakur, has numerous initiatives it continues to support," the franchise said in its statement.

"Having the team owners and its players come together has enabled this initiative to reach the scale it has, providing air to tackle the current crisis and help people get the single most pressing necessity at this time - Oxygen," the Royals concluded.

Delhi Capitals also announced that they are contributing Rs 1.5 crore for COVID-19 relief efforts.

“Delhi Capitals and its patrons, the @JSWFoundation and GMR Varalakshmi Foundation are offering financial support amounting to Rs 1.5 crore to NCR based NGOs, the @Hemkunt_Fdn and the @udayfoundation,” the Delhi franchise announced on Thursday.

The Capitals said the donation will be used to procure essential medical supplies, including oxygen cylinders, as several hospitals in the national capital reported a shortage in oxygen supply.

Hemkunt foundation thanked Delhi capitals for the help.

India is witnessing an unprecedented surge in COVID-19 infections with the country recording a single-day rise of 3,79,257 new cases on Wednesday, pushing the total tally to 1,83,76,524.