Delhi Chief MinisterRekha Gupta on Tuesday announced compensation for farmers whose crops were destroyed due to recent floods. She directed the concerned department officials that a list should be prepared of farmers whose crops were damaged by the floods so that they may receive appropriate compensation from the Government.
“The Government will provide assistance to people who were affected by the floods. We will also provide compensation to farmers whose crops were affected due to the inundation. To ensure that Delhi can get back on its feet again, the Government will help people,” she said.
The Chief Minister also held a meeting with the district magistrates of all the 11 revenue districts and lauded them on their efforts to tackle the flood situation. “I had a meeting with the district magistrates. The officials have been working with alertness and round the clock to tackle the situation.”
Officials said the Chief Minister’s Office (CMO) has set in motion the process for providing compensation to affected people. “The CMO has sought a report from the district magistrates of the 11 revenue districts on the losses incurred by farmers. While six districts — North, Central, East, Northeast, Southeast and Shahdara — have been majorly hit, there is a possibility that crops may have been affected in other districts too,” a senior official said.
The official said all the district magistrates have been asked to compile a report and submit it to the divisional commissioner’s office.
The report will then be forwarded to the CMO.
“In many areas, the issues might be localised. The Mungeshpur drain breach had flooded Jharoda Kalan in Southwest Delhi. Nearly 2,000 people were evacuated from the flooded areas. Those cases will also be considered,” he added.
A section of the Mungeshpur drain in Bahadurgarh (in Haryana’s Jhajjar district) broke on Tuesday, with water entering villages and unauthorised colonies located close to the Delhi-Haryana border.
The AAP on Tuesday urged the Delhi Government to extend assistance to flood-affected people by providing compensation and setting up camps to help them obtain official documents.
In a post on X, AAP national convener Arvind Kejriwal said, “The poorest are the most affected by the floods. We appeal to the Delhi government to immediately provide them with all necessary relief.”
Former Delhi CM Atishi also urged the Government to assist in the rehabilitation of the flood victims. “I received a call from Reena, who said that she had lost mattresses, utensils, her children’s books and official documents in the floods. The water level has receded, but whatever is left is also not usable,” she said at a press conference.
Atishi urged Gupta to set up camps for affected residents in their localities to help them obtain official documents.
“They haven’t been able to go to work in the last 10 days and do not have any money with them. I urge the government to provide them with minimum wages, and farmers whose crops have been destroyed should be compensated for their losses also,” she added.