Hyderabad: The TS government has decided to seek financial assistance from the Centre for the extensive damage caused to life and property in Hyderabad and other parts of the state due to abnormal rainfall since past one week.
In another development, the state government has decided to extend ex gratia of Rs 4 lakh to the kin of the four people who died due to the heavy rains in Medak besides ex-gratia for crop loss, houses, cattle loss etc.
Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao, who is in New Delhi, spoke to Chief Secretary Rajiv Sharma and directed him to prepare a detailed report on the loss of life, extent of damage to property including roads, buildings, electric installations, crops, tanks, culverts, loss of cattle etc.
Mr Rao also spoke to municipal minister K.T. Rama Rao and enquired about the relief and rehabilitation work in Hyderabad city.
Expressing anguish over rain havoc, the CM directed all ministers, MPs, MLAs, party leaders and workers to be on the field and extend help to the rain-affected.
“We need to collect all the information pertaining to damage due to heavy rains and floods in the state,” he said.
Mr Rao decided to approach the Centre after completion of report on the damage to the life and property.
Following the CM’s instruction, the Chief Secretary spoke to collectors of all districts and asked them to prepare reports on the damage and send it at the earliest to him. In view of Met predicting heavy to very heavy rains in next four days, the CM put the administration on high alert.
Meanwhile, irrigation minister T. Harish Rao, who visited rain-battered Patancheru and other parts of Medak district, announced that the government would provide ex gratia of Rs 4 lakh each to the next of kin.
After assessment of damage and reports from authorities concerned, ex gratia will also be paid for damage to houses, crops, cattle etc, he said.
