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Clinton charts out battle plan for quake victims Thursday, April 5, 2001
AHMEDABAD: Former US president Bill Clinton held talks on Thursday with relief agencies to map out a strategy for reconstruction work in the quake-devastated Indian state of Gujarat.
One day after touring some of the areas worst hit by the January 26 disaster, Clinton met with a number of non-governmental organisations (NGOs) here.
The NGOs are hoping for a slice of the $50 million raised by the America India Foundation (AIF), which was set up in the wake of the Gujarat quake with Clinton as chairman.
The former president was also due to meet senior Gujarat government officials before flying to Mumbai.
On Wednesday, Clinton visited the devastated Gujarati townships of Bhuj, Ratnal and Anjar, where he paid tribute to local people for their fortitude in the face of such an "unimaginable" disaster.
The quake, which measured 7.9 on the Richter scale, razed entire towns and villages and left more than one 20,000 people dead and a million people homeless.
Cheering and waving crowds greeted the former president wherever he went, amid heightened expectations the visit would boost relief efforts in the region.
Clinton has said the AIF fund will be used for short and long-term reconstruction in Gujarat, with the foundation working in collaboration with selected NGOs and relief agencies.
Clinton enjoyed a wildly successful five-day presidential state visit to India in March 2000, which infused a new warmth into bilateral ties.
His week-long visit this time around will also see him travel to Kolkata - to visit an orphanage set up by the late Mother Teresa - and New Delhi, where he will have a dinner meeting with Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee.
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