In a bid to provide relief to the state population reeling under the floods, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has directed the officials to work on a ‘war footing’
“Continuous monitoring of the water level of rivers in the state should be done. In the flood-affected districts, teams of NDRF (national disaster relief force), SDRF (state disaster relief force) and disaster management should be working round the clock in an active mode,” the chief minister was quoted in an official press statement.
“Relief operations should not be delayed in areas affected by floods/excess rain. All necessary help should be provided to the affected families immediately,” said CM Adityanath while chairing a high-level meeting with senior officials on Tuesday.
It is informed that the state machinery has deployed around 3,832 boats and 841 medical teams while 1089 flood relief camps, 1282 flood posts and 855 animal relief camps have been set up across Uttar Pradesh.
According to information shared by the state government, at present 382 villages of 13 districts are affected by the floods in the state and as many as 58 teams, including those of the NDRF, SDRF and PAC have been deployed in 41 districts in flood-relief operations.
The press statement also mentioned that more than 58,471 dry ration kits have been distributed by the government so far, while 901 people have received these kits in the last 24 hours. The state government has distributed 336,875 lunch packets to the affected people till now, it claimed.
Sitapur, Bahraich, Balrampur, Prayagraj, Kaushambi, Pratapgarh, Pilibhit, Kheri, Fatehpur, Rae Bareli, Banda, Etawah, Agra, Auraiya, Azamgarh, Gorakhpur, Ballia, Bijnaur, Deoria, Maharajganj, Kushinagar, Siddhartha Nagar, Ayodhya, Gonda, Shravasti, Hardoi, Barabanki, Chandauli, Kanpur Dehat, Kannauj, Hamirpur, Amroha, Bulandsheher, Meerut, Bhadohi, Prayagraj, Aligarh, Kasganj and Muzzafarnagar have also been informed to be affected by the floods.
Compensation for animal losses
“If any animal dies in the disaster, the government will provide financial assistance to the cattle rearers at the rate of up to Rs 30,000 per animal. Also, the craftsmen will be provided with a new tool and all the possible help if his tool is damaged or lost in the disaster,” the statement informed.
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It also stated that Rs 3,000 will be given to the animal owner on the death of small milch animals (goat, sheep or pig), Rs 25,000 for non-milk animals (camel, horse, bull) and Rs 16,000 to animals like cows and buffaloes.
