A charity concert was held in Aizawl of Mizoram State to raise the funds for refugees fleeing to Mizoram Province of India on March 20th after the coup in Myanmar.
More than 500,000 Rupees were raised in the charity concert.
Singers from Mizoram State and Benjamin Sum a Myanmar Idol provided entertainment at 11 venues in Aizawl.
Pu Lalramlawma, Chair of NGO United for Democratic Myanmar said: “The charity concert was held by two groups in 11 places. We have found that the people in Mizoram State are in empathy and support for Myanmar people. We raised a fund of 519,009 Rupees. We will use the funds raised to help Myanmar refugees in cooperation with their organizations.
The charity concert was jointly held by the Mizo Zirlai Pawl (MZP), the People United in Music with a Purpose (PUMP), NGO UNITED FOR DEMOCRATIC MYANMAR, Mizo Zaimi Inzawmkhawm (MZI) and Music Domain Mizoram (MDM).