The AIADMK yesterday demanded a white paper on the expenditure of flood relief funds announced by the Tamil Nadu government as untimely torrential rain lashed the state taking the death toll to 20, while crops worth more than Rs 100 crore have been damaged. Leaders of most of the political …
MINISTER of State Revenue Dr Rajendra Shingane on Monday promised in the State Legislative Assembly that those citizens in Pune, whose properties were affected during the 1961 Panshet flood, would be given property cards against their present properties within the three months. Congress MLA Chandrakant Chhajed had raised the issue …
SPOT ASSESSMENT: Local Administration Minister, M.K. Stalin, inspecting rain-affected areas at Desigapuram in Virudhunagar district on Sunday. (Right) Vaigai river has copious flow of water due to opening up of sluices of the dam following heavy rain in catchment areas. VIRUDHUNAGAR: The State government has undertaken flood relief works on …
At the time of destructive floods, the distress of affected people attracts attention but, unfortunately, as soon as the flood waters recede they are forgotten. A recent visit to several flood-affected villages of Bihar made it very clear that the flood-affected people are still suffering. March 2008
The Lakhimpur District Branch of Indian Red Cross Society conducted a series of relief camps to distribute essentials to the flood victims in different parts of the district. The first of such camp was held at Na-Kadam, under Kadam revenue circle on February 25. The relief material distribution meeting was …
The Government has allocated Rs. 5 million from February 20 to Kalutara, Polonnaruwa and Matara districts to face natural disaster situations and to carry out relief assistance to victims, said Resettlement and Disaster Relief Services Minister Rishad Badiudeen. Accordingly Rs. 152,000 was allocated to Athuraliya Divisional Secretariat Division in Matara …
An amount of Rs 5.89 crore has been allocated to Manipur under Calamity Relief Fund (CRF) for the year 2007-08 comprising Rs 4.42 crore as Central contribution and Rs 1.47 crore as State contribution. This was stated by V Radhika Selvi, Union Minister of State for Home Affairs. The Union …
The Naduar region in Sonitpur district has been one of the most neglected areas in the State, according to the people here. One of the main causes of this opinion has been the indifferent attitude of the Government towards the checking of erosion caused by the Jia Bhoroli river. The …
The Central Government has approved 75 flood control and anti-erosion schemes proposed by the State Water Resources Department (WRD) for implementation from this financial year. The schemes are worth around Rs 434.839 crore, 29 thousand. The Centre is releasing before March next the first installment worth Rs 97.83 crore against …
