Thiruvananthapuram | Union Minister for Home Affairs Rajnath Singh on Sunday announced a 100 crore immediate assistance for the flood affected regions of Kerala.
Rajnath Singh on Sunday conducted an ariel survey of the Idukki and Ernakulam districts which are majorly affected by the floods along with Chief Minister P Vijayan and Union Minister for State K J Alphonso.
Addressing the media Rajnath Singh said, ” I understand the sufferings of the people of Kerala from the present crisis. Since assessment of damage would take time, I am announcing an immediate relief of additional Rs 100 crore.” He further added that “The Centre is closely watching the flood situation and providing all possible assistance to Kerala state. We will leave no stone unturned to mitigate this unprecedented disaster. I have come to know that it was in 1924 that Kerala faced such a big calamity. I appeal to all political parties to join hands with the state government to mitigate the sufferings of the people.”
Citing the damaged occurred by the heavy rains and floods Kerala Chief Minister P Vijayan submitted a memorandum stating preliminary assessment showed that the state had suffered a loss of Rs 8,316 crore. Kerala also sought a comprehensive package for rehabilitation of the affected people and reconstruction of the damaged infrastructure. He further asked the Union Government to immediately release Rs 1,220 crore from the National Disaster Response Fund. “The assistance as per guidelines of the National Disaster Response Fund is meagre. Hence, a special package should be announced for the state,” he said.
According to the State Disaster Management Cell around 37 people have been killed due to heavy rains and landslides between August 9 and August 12. The State also witnessed around 211 incidents of landslides were reported during the period.
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