MP rain may result in Rs 10,000 cr loss
September 16, 2019 21:44
Heavy rainfall and floods in Madhya Pradesh have caused a cumulative loss to crop and properties to the tune of Rs 10,000 crore as per the primary assessment of the situation, chief secretary SR Mohanty said
on Monday.
He said a Central team will assess the damage on September 19-20 in the Bhopal and Ujjain divisions.
Districts of Mandsaur, Neemuch, Ratlam, Agra-Mala, Sheopur, Damoh, Raisen, Ashoknagar, Bhind and Shajapur were affected by heavy rains in the last few days.
On Sunday, around 45,000 people were evacuated from flood-hit areas in various districts to safer places.
"The initial assessment suggests that rainfall and floods have caused crop loss to the tune of Rs 8,000 crore," the top bureaucrat told reporters.
Further, there is damage to the tune of Rs 2000 crore caused to houses, roads, buildings, besides private and government properties, he said, adding that the final figure of the quantum of damage might go up.
Mohanty said the report on the initial assessment will be sent to the Central government for aid. "Disbursement of relief and compensation amount will begin at the earliest," he added.
-- PTI
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