Central team reaching today to assess flood damage

Nagpur: Amid demands of a special relief package, a team of central officials will be visiting the flood affected districts of the region to assess damages due to last month’s deluge. The floods of August 28 and 29 due to excessive water being released from Totladoh and Gosikhurd dams had left Nagpur, Bhandara, Chandrapur and Gadhiroli district affected, Gondia too was partially affected.
The revenue department has also made primary estimate of the losses which will be put up before the team. Based on the findings, demand for central relief will put up, said a source.
The team that will reaching Nagpur on Friday and split in two, with one each covering Nagpur-Bhandara and Chandrapur-Gadchiroli.
The state government has declared a grant of Rs 16 crore for immediate relief which includes Rs 5,000 each to buy clothes and food to the affected families.
The floods have led to losses of homes, crops and also livestock. The affected area is paddy growing belt and there are reports of that entire crop in the farms along the river banks getting damaged. There are independent estimates that around 25% of the paddy crop has been affected. There have been losses to other crops too.