The New Indian Express 14.12.2010
State sanctions Rs 430 crore for flood relief
Out of Rs 430.98 crore, the government sanctioned Rs 170.77 crore for the agriculture department, Rs 89.73 crore for panchayat raj, Rs 61.13 crore for municipal administration, Rs 50.1 crore for roads and buildings, Rs 16.56 crore for irrigation, Rs 15.88 crore for animal husbandry, Rs 7.84 crore for rural water supply, Rs 2.57 crore for health, and Rs 8.83 crore as relief towards damaged houses.
The administrative sanction has been given under the State Disaster Response Fund and the National Disaster Response Fund.
With regard to distribution of compensation to damaged houses, the district collectors who have already withdrawn the amount under TR-27 and distributed to the beneficiaries of fully damaged and severely damaged houses should not draw the amount sanctioned now.
