India unveils $628m tsunami aid
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India unveils a 27bn rupee ($628m) reconstruction package for mainland areas hit by December's tsunami.
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Reliance Industries&#39; vice-chairman and managing director, Anil Ambani, has pledged assistance of Rs one crore to help people affected by the killer tsunami waves that left more than 3,200 people dead in India alone.
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The Union health ministry has deputed two emergency medical relief teams for Tamil Nadu, Pondicherry and Andhra Pradesh to provide medical assistance to the people affected by tsunamis on Sunday.
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The United States expects to provide an initial 15 million dollars in aid for victims of a devastating Tsunami in Asia and has already released 400,000 dollars, a top US aid official said.
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The United States expects to provide  an initial $15 million in aid for victims of a devastating  tsunami in Asia and has already released $400,000, a top U.S.  aid official said on Monday.
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The Dutch public have so far donated around 63 million euros (about 83 million US dollars) to the relief effort following the tsunami in the Indian Ocean, Dutchmedia reported on Thursday.
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LONDON: The British public has donated 32 million pounds (45 million euros, US$62m) for victims of the Asian tsunami, with calls to an aid line hitting a peak of almost a million an hour, charity organisers said Friday.
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Australia promised &#36;764 million &#151; the largest government pledge &#151; to the tsunami relief effort, topping a &#36;674 million German aid package on the eve of a crucial donors' conference Thursday. World leaders were competing to head the donors list as summit participants got firsthand looks at the apocalyptic landscapes carved out by south Asia's tsunami.
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The massive global aid operation to help the victims of Sunday&#39;s earthquake and tsunamis in the Indian Ocean is beginning to deliver results.
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Donations by Britons to the victims of the south Asian tidal wave disaster now total 76 million pounds, charities said.
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The Asian Development Bank (ADB) said on  Friday it had made available up to $325 million in emergency  lending for tsunami relief efforts in Indonesia, Sri Lanka and  Maldives. The Manila-based lending institution said about $175  million could be diverted from existing projects in the three  countries, while up to $150 million in new low-cost loans could  be drawn.
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Heavy rains and floods are  holding up efforts to help victims of the Asian tsunami, but  the United Nations said on Tuesday that "extraordinary  progress" was being made and the total amount of aid pledged  had risen to between $2 billion and $3 billion.
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The Bush administration is increasing its initial contribution for relief aid for the Indian Ocean tsunami to $350 million, a tenfold boost from the commitment it made earlier this week.
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Japan pledged up to &#36;500 million in grant aid for tsunami disaster relief on Saturday, Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi announced, making the country the largest single donor to victims of the catastrophe.
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The United States on Tuesday more  than doubled to $35 million its pledge of aid for victims of  the Asian tsunami and said it and the international community  would have to provide much more.
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The official death toll in India from a massive tsunami that crashed into coastal communities has reached 8,955 while 3,874 more people were missing and presumed dead, the government said.
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Governments and registered aid organizations have so far pledged more than &#36;1.5 billion to aid victims of the Dec. 26 earthquake and tsunami. In addition, the World Bank and the Asian Bank of Development have pledged more than &#36;500 million, bringing the total for relief and reconstruction aid to more than &#36;2 billion, according to the United Nations. A look at major government pledges, according to the United Nations and Associated Press bureau reports.