Centre will release more funds to Kerala after exact assessment
Friday - August 24, 2018 12:19 pm ,
Category : INDIA
MHA clarifies that Rs.600 crore released by Centre is the advance assistance only. Additional funds would be released from NDRF on assessment of the damages as per laid down procedure.
Soon after opposition party alleges central government on release of 500 cr to Kerala is insufficient, Ministry of Home Affairs today clarifies that this is only initial fund as advance assistance and later after proper assessment of damage by NDRF, more funds will be released.
Central assistance to flood-affected #Kerala
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It is clarified that Rs.600 crore released by Centre is the advance assistance only. Additional funds would be released from NDRF on assessment of the damages as per laid down procedure
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Ministry also released a detailed assistance list which cost millions of rupees indulge in rescue work. The search and rescue operations and mobilisation of resources alone would cost the Central Government hundreds of crore of rupees.
Rescue & Relief efforts in flood-affected Kerala by the Government of India#KeralaFloods2018 #KeralaFloodRelief #KeralaSOS #OpMadad pic.twitter.com/j5amj9NDX7
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In a press release center government told, 40 helicopters, 31 aircraft, 182 teams for rescue, 18 Medical Teams of Defence forces, 58 teams of NDRF, 7 companies of CAPFs were pressed into service along with over 500 boats and necessary rescue equipments. Defence aircrafts and helicopters have made 1,084 sorties of duration 1,168 flying hours and airlifted 1,286 tonne of load and carried 3,332 rescuers. In addition, a number of Navy and Coast Guard ships were pressed into service to carry relief material to Kerala.
These efforts successfully saved over 60,000 human lives by rescuing them from marooned areas and shifting them to relief camps.
Government also clarify that as per the guidelines, Central Government provides its allocation to SDRF of each State in advance in two installments. In case of any natural calamity, State meets the expenditure of relief and rescue from the SDRF already available at its disposal. In case of any natural calamity beyond the coping capacity of a State, the concerned State Government submits a detailed memorandum indicating the sector-wise details of damages and requirement of funds for relief operations of immediate nature.
