RDC staff donate one day’s salary, contributing MVR 100,000 to Sri Lanka relief telethon

Road Development Corporation (RDC) donates the total sum of MVR 100,000; a day's salary from each of their employees, for the Sri Lanka relief fund at the telethon organized by Maldivian media, November 30, 2021. (Photo/PSM)

Employees of the Road Development Corporation (RDC) have donated a total of MVR 100,000, equivalent to one day’s salary, at the special telethon organised by Maldivian media on Sunday evening.

The funds were received on behalf of PSM by Projects Land and Business Development Director Aishath Asifa.

The donation was handed over by RDC Board Director Ibrahim Sabah Hassan, who said every employee of the company had agreed to contribute one day’s salary to support Sri Lanka.

“We took the best amount of money we could from the employees in the time we had. The money has been donated by the employees,” he said.

The telethon, titled Ceylon aaeku Dhivehin, will continue until 14:00 on Monday. So far, more than MVR 3 million has been raised.

Sun Siyam Media will also participate in the telethon, with results broadcast on Sun Online and SSTV.

The opportunity to contribute remains open to associations, government offices, and private companies.