“Immediately the central authorities has accepted Rs 1066.80 crore for flood- and landslide-affected states of Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Kerala, and Uttarakhand as a part of the Central share underneath State Catastrophe Response Fund,” Union Dwelling Minister Amit Shah stated.
Among the many six affected states, Assam obtained Rs. 375.60 crore, Rs. 29.20 crore was given to Manipur, Rs. 30.40 crore to Meghalaya, Rs. 22.80 crore to Mizoram, Rs. 153.20 crore to Kerala, and Rs. 455.60 crore to Uttarakhand, as Central share from State Catastrophe Response Fund (SDRF).
These states have been severely affected attributable to extraordinarily heavy rainfall, floods and landslides in the course of the south-west monsoon.
This 12 months, Centre has already launched Rs. 6,166.00 crore from SDRF to 14 States and Rs. 1,988.91 crore from NDRF to 12 States. As well as, Rs. 726.20 crore has been launched from State Catastrophe Mitigation Fund (SDMF) to 5 States and Rs. 17.55 crore from Nationwide Catastrophe Mitigation Fund (NDMF) have additionally been launched to 2 States.
“Greater than Rs 8,000 crore from State Catastrophe Response Fund /Nationwide Catastrophe Response Fund has been supplied to 19 states this 12 months,” Shah stated. The federal government has additionally supplied logistic help, together with deployment of requisite NDRF groups, Military groups and Air Pressure assist to all of the flood, landslides, cloudburst affected States. Throughout the ongoing monsoon, 104 groups of NDRF are deployed within the 21 States/UT for rescue and aid operations.
