Relief works to be completed in 4-5 days: Gujarat Chief Minister

Amreli

Gujarat Chief Minister Anandiben Patel today conducted aerial revie of the affected areas in flood-affected Saurashtra region of Gujarat particularly Gonda, Vadia, Bagasara, Dhari and Amreli.

After aerial review, she held a meeting with ministers, senior officers and local administration to monitor relief and rehabilitation work in affected districts.

She instructed official to airdrop clean drinking water and ensure that health teams from district headquarters reachout to every affected village.

She said several animal husbandry teams have been sent to carry out cattle-survey and asses livestock loss caused due to heavy rains.

She said process to assess damage to the crops is underway and state government will extend all the ncessary assistance to the affected farmers.

Teams from Rajkot and Bhavnagar will expedite work to clean affected villages and towns to avoid outbreak of diseases.

Gujarat government has decided to extend cash doles for next 10 days at a single instance to the people in affected areas. I have directed officials to expedite process of extending ex gratia amount to the injured and families of thsoe who succumbed to nature’s fury.

In this hour of need, I guided officials to carry out relief work with empathy, speed and sensitivity. Team Gujarat will complete the relief work in coming 4-5 days to bring back life to normalcy in the affected areas, she said.

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