CM KCR Announces Rs 550 Crore Package for Flood Relief Operations 1 Lakh Each For Completely Collapsed House's

CM KCR Announces Rs 550 Crore Package for Flood Relief Operations1lakh each for completely collapsed houses and Rs 50,000 each for partially damaged houses. 

Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao on Monday announced a financial package of Rs 550 crore to provide immediate relief to people residing in flood-affected areas of Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) including GHMC and its surrounding municipalities. The funds also have been released by the State government to the Municipal Administration department. The authorities have been instructed to implement the relief operations from Tuesday onwards and provide the financial assistance to the needy immediately.

In a statement, the Chief Minister observed that people residing in inundated areas have suffered severe losses after rain water enteredOperationt the State government will provide Rs 1 lakh each for completely collapsed houses and Rs 50,000 each for partially damaged houses. A financial assistance of Rs 10,000 will be provided to each flood-affected family as part of the relief operations. The State government had already announced an ex-gratia of Rs 5 lakh each for about 33 persons who lost their lives due to heavy rains in GHMC and neighbouring municipalities.

Chandrashekhar Rao instructed the officials to restore normalcy by taking up repair and restoration of the roads and other infrastructure battered due to heavy downpour. He pointed out that this was highest rainfall in Hyderabad city the last 100 years adversely affecting lives of people especially the poor and slum-dwellers. “People residing in low-lying areas were badly affected due to rains and it is the primary responsibility of the State government to extend them relief. Hence, the State government has decided to extend Rs 10,000 for each flood-affected family,” he declared.