Gujarat Chief Minister Anandiben Patel announced Rs 5 crore for the flood-hit Jammu & Kashmir on Tuesday. The money will be donated to Jammu & Kashmir Chief Minister’s relief fund. Gujarat too is facing flood situation in Central and North Gujarat. Nine villages have been completely disconnected and at least 3,000 people have been shifted from low-lying areas to safer places due to flooding River Vishwamaitry.
The announcement was made during an important review meeting on possible flood situation in Gujarat. The Chief Minister said that Gujarat Disaster Management Authority (GSDMA) is in the process to co-ordinate with the Central Government to provide 1 lakh food packets daily to flood affected people in Jammu & Kashmir for next five days. Already arrangements have been done to prepare food packets of dry snacks at Ahmedabad, Rajkot and Surat Circuit Houses.
Not only the Gujarat Government, individual from the state is also coming forward to extend their help to the flood affected people in Jammu & Kashmir. Ram Katha teller Morari Bapu has announced to donate Rs 1 crore to Prime Minister's relief fund for relief work in the flood hit state. He had also given the same amount last year to Uttarakhand.
Meanwhile, the Chief Minister also took the stock of flood situation in the State. Due to heavy rain, low lying areas of Vadodara city and district have marooned. River Vishwamaitry, passing through the city is flooding heavily following heavy rain in upstream areas. At least 3,000 people have been shifted from low lying areas to safer places in Vadodara district.