Madhya Pradesh has demanded Rs 6,621.28 crore of Centre assisatnce amount in NDRF head for damage caused by excessive rainfall and flood in the State. Aprat from this, the state has also demanded to release a second installment of Rs 533 crore of this fiscal year in SDRF.
The Principal Secretary Manish Rastogi has informed that an amount of Rs 1066 crore are sanctioned under the state disaster management for the year 2019-20 for the state.
Out of this, about Rs 362 crore has been spent till mid February in other natural calamities, hail storm, frost and relief distribution.
In the financial year 2019, the first installment of Rs 247 crore was released under the Centre’ share with an adjustment of an additional amount of Rs 152 crore for the previous year 2018-19.
Therefore, in the year 2019, only Rs 285.50 crore is available in the SDRF in the state till now.
According to the Revenue Department out of 52 districts of the state, 39 districts have suffered heavy losses.
The rain in the state during the month of June to September has affected crops worth Rs 16,270 crore of about 60.47 lakh hectares land.
In this, upto 33 per cent crops of about 53.90 lakh hectares have been damaged.
The houses damaged by the excessive rainfall in the state include 55,372 pucca-kuchcha houses, 4,098 pucca houses and partially damaged 55,267 kuchcha houses.
A total of 3,649 huts and 3,274 cattle sheds have also been damaged.
As many as 674 people have died due to the flood and lightening in the state, 18 people have become victim of physical disabilities and 3 people have suffered serious injuries.
About 1515 dairy cattle, 373 loading cattle and 3,000 fowls have been killed by the excessive rainfall and
floods.
According to the Revenue Department the repair cost of damage to public properties due to excessive rains in the state is estimated at Rs 2285 crore.
The total crop damage is estimated at about Rs 16,270 crore and the amount sought for the loss of crops is Rs 3,742 crore. Similarly, assistance amount of Rs 579.96 crore for damage to houses, deaths and disability of people and cattle, Rs 10.02 crore for rescue operations, Rs 1.75 crore on relief camps and Rs 1.67 crore for loss of food grains and kerosene is estimated.