Gujarat govt disburses Rs 8.04 crore in cash assistance to over 1.69 lakh citizens in 14 flood-affected districts
Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel has directed District Collectors to accelerate the recovery efforts in areas affected by heavy rains and expedite the distribution of cash assistance and household aid to needy families.
Responding to the Chief Minister's directions, district administrations are processing payments of cash assistance and household support to affected families in both rural and urban areas. This is being done through comprehensive surveys of the impacted regions. The State Government is helping people and families whose livelihoods have been disrupted and whose household goods have been damaged or destroyed due to the heavy rains.
Addressing the press at the State Emergency Operation Center, Relief Commissioner Alok Kumar Pandey stated that survey operations have been undertaken by a total of 1,120 teams across the districts of Vadodara, Surat, Rajkot, Anand, Kutch, Kheda, Gandhinagar, Jamnagar, Devbhumi Dwarka, Narmada, Navsari, Porbandar, Morbi, and Valsad.
As of September 3, a total of Rs 8.04 crores in cash relief has been disbursed to 1,69,561 people in these districts. About 1,160 teams have surveyed families whose household belongings, including clothing, were damaged or destroyed by flooding. To date, Rs 20.07 crores have been disbursed as household and clothing assistance to 50,111 affected families in these districts, he added.
The Relief Commissioner added that during this period, the families of 22 deceased individuals have received a total of Rs 88 lakhs in assistance from the
