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Center releases financial assistance to several flood affected states |
The High-Level Committee for Central Assistance Chaired by Home Minister Rajnath Singh has approved assistance of 1711 crore rupees for Bihar which was affected by floods last year.
The committee also approved assistance of 1055 crore rupees for Gujarat which was also affected by floods.
838 crore rupees have been sanctioned for West Bengal and 420 crore rupees each have been sanctioned for Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh which were also affected by floods.
Tamil Nadu will receive 133 crore rupees and Kerala will receive 169 crore rupees which were affected by cyclone Ockhi. Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh will get 836 crore and 396 crore rupees. The two states were affected by Kharif drought last year.
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