The Maharashtra Government on Tuesday decided to seek a flood relief package of Rs 6,813 crore from the Centre, even as the flood toll mounted to 49 and the authorities evacuated and moved another 1,75,642 marooned people to temporary relief camps set up in Sangli, Kolhapur and three other relatively less-affected districts of Satara, Pune and Solapur.
Talking to media persons after the State Cabinet reviewed the flood situation in the State, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said: “We have decided to seek a flood relief of Rs 6,813 crore from the Centre. Of the amount, Rs 4,708 crore is meant for undertaking relief works in Sangli, Kolhapur and Satara districts, while the remaining Rs 2,105 crore is for catering to flood relief needs in coastal Konkan region, Nashik and other affected areas in the State”.
Fadnavis said that a Cabinet sub-committee had been set up under his chairmanship to deliberate and decide on the various relief works to be undertaken in the flood-affected areas in the State. “ In the coming days, the State Government will submit a formal memorandum to the Centre seeking a flood relief assistance of Rs 6.813 crore,” he said.
The major heads for which the relief assistance has been sought include: assistance to the affected families: Rs 300 crore, compensation towards crop loss: Rs 2,088 crore, towards repairs of collapsed houses: Rs 222 crore, towards repairs of the damaged road and bridges: Rs 876 crore, towards water resource repair works: Rs 125 crore, towards health schemes: Rs 75 crore and compensation to small traders and entrepreneurs: Rs 300 crore.