MHA releases Rs 5858.60 crore to 14 flood-affected State
MHA releases RS 189.20 crore to Himachal Pradesh
The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has released Rs 5858.60 crore to 14 flood-affected states as a central share from the State Disaster Response Fund (SDRF) and an advance from the National Disaster Response Fund (NDRF).
This include RS 1492 crore to Maharashtra, RS 1036 crore to Andhra Pradesh, RS 716 crore to Assam, RS 655.60 crore to Bihar, RS 600 crore to Gujarat,RS 189.20 crore to Himachal Pradesh, RS 145.60 crore to Kerala, RS 50 crore to Manipur,RS 21.60 crore to Mizoram, RS 19.20 crore to Nagaland, RS 23.60 crore to Sikkim, RS 416.80 crore to Telangana, RS 25 crore to Tripura and RS 468 crore to West Bengal,
These states have been affected due to extremely heavy rainfall, floods and landslides during the south-west monsoon this year.
Modi government stands shoulder to shoulder with the states affected by natural calamities
Under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and guidance of Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation Shri Amit Shah, the Modi government stands shoulder to shoulder with the states affected by natural calamities in mitigating the hardship faced by the people.
The government sent Inter-Ministerial Central Teams (IMCTs) to flood-affected states, including Assam, Mizoram, Kerala, Tripura, Nagaland, Gujarat, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, and Manipur, for an on-the-spot assessment of the damages.
Furthermore, the government will send IMCTs shortly to conduct assessments in the flood-affected states of Bihar and West Bengal. Once the IMCT submits its reports, the government will approve additional financial assistance from the NDRF to the disaster-affected states, following the established procedure.
The government has already released RS 14,958 crore to 21 states.
Under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the guidance of Union Home Minister Amit Shah, authorities have released more than Rs 14,958 crore to 21 states this year.. This include Rs 9044.80 crore from SDRF to 21 States, Rs 4528.66 crore from NDRF to 15 States and Rs 1385.45 crore from State Disaster Mitigation Fund (SDMF) to 11 States.
Central Government provided all logistic assistance
In addition to financial assistance, Central Government has also provided all logistic assistance, including deployment of requisite NDRF teams, Army teams and Air Force support to all the flood affected States.
