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Goa casino group donates Rs 51L for COVID-19 relief work

Goa casino group donates Rs 51L for COVID-19 relief work

Panaji, The Deltin group which operates several offshore and onshore casinos in Goa, on Friday, donated Rs. 51 lakh towards the Chief Minister's Relief Fund in view of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

"These are challenging times for all and many remain vulnerable to the COVID-19. Deltin Group believes in creating awareness amongst general public about the pandemic and providing humanitarian aid to the needy. We are all in this together and the need of the hour is to watch each othera¿s back. Also, I would personally like to thank everyone on the frontlines working to combat COVID-19," Deltin Group chairman Jaydev Mody said in a statement issued here.

The statement also said, that the Deltin group is also sourcing and procuring essential items like medications, medical devices, essential food products and other provisions for the people of Goa acefor tackling the unprecedented health and humanitarian crisis arising from the COVID-19 pandemic outbreak".

Currently, the casino industry has been shut down in view of the 21-day curfew announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

The group currently also owns and operates casinos in Sikkim, Daman and Nepal. Earlier this week, the Casino Pride group in Goa, also donated Rs 51 lakh to the state government towards COVID-19 relief work.

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