Hyderabad, Oct 19 (UNI) Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao on Monday evening announced that the state government would extend Rs 10,000 as an immediate relief to each household of the poor affected by the floods in low-lying areas.
Mr Rao said the financial help will be distributed from Tuesday morning itself and also announced that for the houses which were totally damaged in the rains and floods, a financial assistance of Rs one Lakh each would be given and for partially damaged houses Rs 50,000 each would be provided, a release from CM's office said here.
Mr Rao instructed the officials to repair and restore all the roads and other infrastructure facilities on a war footing and ensure that the life comes back to normalcy at the earliest.
To help the poor, the government is releasing Rs 550 Crore to the Municipal Administration Department immediately, he said.
The Chief Minister said that the state government would extend help to the people living in low-lying areas here as were facing a lot of problems due to heavy rains and flash floods.
He said that as the surging water flooded their homes, people in the low-lying areas are facing a lot of hardships including losing their essential commodities like rice and pulses.
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