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Madhya Pradesh seeks Rs 11,906-crore flood relief package from Centre

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Face  of  Nation  : Madhya Pradesh suffered a lack of Rs 11,906 crore throughout the latest floods, state authorities officers have instructed a visiting central staff and sought speedy monetary help for reduction and rehabilitation work.

The officers made a proper request for monetary help of Rs 11,906 crore to Madhya Pradesh earlier than the central staff, headed by Sandeep Poundrik, joint secretary, Nationwide Catastrophe Administration Authority, at the moment visiting the state, a public relations division officer stated on Friday.

The loss determine relies on preliminary evaluation of injury attributable to heavy rains and subsequent floods which have claimed 225 lives up to now.

The officers on Thursday held a gathering with central staff members and instructed them that 36 of the 52 districts have suffered big losses on account of heavy rains and floods, he stated.

In line with the officer, the five-member staff was knowledgeable that the state has recorded 1203.5 mm rainfall until September 17, which is 37 per cent greater than the traditional.

On account of heavy downpour, crops on 24 lakh hectare of land price Rs 9,600 crore have been destroyed as per preliminary evaluation, affecting about 22 lakh farmers, he stated.

Roads suffered harm to the tune of Rs 1,566 crore. The central staff was instructed that 225 individuals and 1,400 cattle have been killed in heavy rains, floods and lightning, the Public Relations Division officer stated.

Madhya Pradesh Principal Secretary (income) Manish Rastogi knowledgeable the assembly that the state authorities offered a direct reduction of Rs 125 crore to the affected individuals from the State Catastrophe Response Fund (SDRF). Rastogi stated a survey of crop harm is underway throughout the state and closing estimation of loss can be ready by September 27.