The State disaster management department distributed Rs six lakhs, sixty thousand among the ‘Phailin’ affected families at Bokaro on Wednesday.
Phailin claimed three lives in Bokaro; about 150 houses and over 10,000 hectares of agricultural land have been damaged across the district due to cyclonic storm with heavy downpour.
The Jharkhand Disaster Management Department Minister, Mannan Malik distributed cheques of Rs 1.5 lakhs each to the deceased families and Rs 15,000 each among the 14 families, whose houses were damaged due to cyclone.
Ashish Das father of deceased Vishal Kumar (6), Belmuni Devi mother of Dharmander and Kapil Pandit received cheques of 1.5 lakhs rupees while the other baneberries who received Rs 15,000 are Prahalad Karmkar, Govi Devi, Belumuni Devi, Jagbir Mahato, Sultan Ansari, Mobin Gorai, Sarag Mahato, Krishna Mahato, Monu Das, Mohan and Subash Bauri.
Notably, ‘Phailin’ which hit Jharkhand on 12 October leaves a trail of destruction in Bokaro district; disrupted power, rail and road transportations. Hundreds of the trees uprooted, traffic snarls, rooftops and hoardings were blown off. Heavy downpour as well flash flood washed away several pools (bridge) in Bokaro.