On July 28, mid-day reported that Salman Khan’s foundation Being Human tied up with his fan clubs in Assam to distribute food among the affected as the state battled its worst flood in six decades (Stars and fans unite for Assam, July 28). Now, the actor and his team have begun the second phase of relief measures.

Khan has joined forces with the non-profit organisation, Global Sikhs, to rehabilitate the displaced. So far, they have built 220 semi-permanent houses in Nepali Khuti, which has been the worst hit village.

While rehabilitation was always part of Khan’s three-pronged plan, he accelerated it last week when he saw reels of Randeep Hooda carrying out on-ground relief operations. Apparently, the superstar got in touch with Hooda through a common friend.

“Randeep told Salman that under Global Sikhs’ relief efforts, 70 of them were working together. He also shared what they needed at the moment. Amarpreet Singh, the founder of Global Sikhs, told Salman that they were planning to build semi-permanent homes, made of bamboo and tin shed, that would be flood-proof and that each would cost between Rs 35,000 and Rs 40,000. Salman immediately joined hands with the foundation, and together they pledged to set up 500 houses,” said a source.

When mid-day reached out to Singh, he revealed that the rehabilitation process is being executed under the two foundations’ joint project, Aashiana.

He shared, “Salman Khan spoke to us a few days ago and said, ‘Aap log fikar mat karo’. Right now, Sivasagar is the worst affected and its epicentre is Nepali Khuti. In the first phase of building, 220 houses have been completed, and we’re distributing it per family. We can build eight to 10 houses a day.”