Telangana has sought the immediate release of assistance of a total 16 thousand 732 crore rupees from the Centre to carry out rehabilitation works in rain-hit areas. Deputy Chief Minister Bhatti Vikramarka and Agriculture Minister T. Nageswar Rao submitted a detailed memorandum to Union Home Minister Amit Shah in Delhi yesterday seeking financial assistance from the Centre. They informed that there were losses to the tune of over 11 thousand 713 crore rupees due to heavy rains in Khammam and other districts last year, and no special funds were released so far.

 

 

The ministers explained that this year’s losses were estimated to be over 5 thousand crore rupees due to recent heavy rains. The ministers urged the immediate release of assistance to carry out rehabilitation works in the affected areas. An official release stated that the ministers also requested that a central government team be deputed to visit the flood-affected areas and assess the damage firsthand.

 

 

The release stated that 22 people have lost their lives, and the loss of livestock, crop damage, and house damage is still being assessed. It may be known that unprecedented rainfall occurred across Telangana, with severe floods in Kamareddy, Medak, Nirmal, and Nizamabad districts, which led to large-scale devastation and damage to infrastructure during the last week of August.