State seeks 306 cr Central assistance
Wednesday July 25 2007 12:22 IST
BHUBANESWAR: The State Government has demanded a Central assistance of Rs 306.7 crore towards damage caused by the rains and floods in June and first week of July. Besides, it has sought 38,600 tonne of foodgrains to deal with the situation.A memorandum containing the demands would be submitted to the Central team which toured flood-affected areas of the State. The team led by Additional Secretary in the Home Ministry is touring the floodhit areas.Flood had caused heavy damage in Angul, Ganjam, Nayagarh, Kandhamal, Sundargarh and Koraput districts in the first phase. In the second phase, there was extensive damage in Balasore, Bhadrak, Jajpur, Keonjhar, Kendrapara and Mayurbhanj districts because of floods in the Subarnarekha, Budhabalanga and Baitarani rivers.According to official sources, 13.42 lakh people of 12 districts were affected and crop over 1.21 lakh hectares damaged. As many as 32 persons died and 27,810 houses either damaged or washed away.