Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani announced Rs 1500 package to for the flood affected Banaskantha and Patan districts of North Gujarat on Thursday.
CM Rupani camped five days in the flood affected areas and visited worst affected villages and towns in both the district and interacted with the people. After his personal visits, he decided to give Rs 1311 crore for agriculture and improvement of farmland, Rs 75 crore to restore electricity, Rs 20 crore for loss of cattle, Rs 15 crore for damage related to business and industries and Rs 79 crore for various schemes under revenue department.
Due incessant rains on July 24 and 25 in the region as well as upstream Rajasthan, people of both the districts witnessed highest rains in the past 70 years.
Nearly 4.5 lakh people, 18 district and 800 villages have affected due to flood in Gujarat. As many as 60,446 people took shelter in 90 relief camps and 15.50 lakh food packets have been distributed in these camps. Over 1.12 lakh people shifted to safer places that include around 60,000 in worst affected Banaskantha and Patan districts. Numbers of people rescued are around 17000. As far as death toll is concerned, as many as 58 died due to flood, 33 due to lightening, six electrocuted and at least 14 lost their lives as a result of wall collapse.
A total of 813 health teams surveyed around 20 lakh persons in affected areas. Near 19,000 persons have been given on the spot treatment. More than 600 roads still remain closed for vehicular traffic, including five National Highways, 20 State Highways.
The state transport buses and trains also cancelled due to tracks went under water.