Gujarat govt announces flood relief package

Gandhinagar

The government of Gujarat today made announcement to extend help to flood-hit people over and above the norms of central government.

Making this announcement, spokesperson ministers of Gujarat government, Shri Nitin Patel and Saurabh Patel shared following detals:

As per CRF, if upper soil has been washed out in less than 3 inch measurement, the farmer gets Rs 12,500/h as compensation. The state government has decided to add matching ammount to it from its own budget and thus the total compensation would be Rs 25,000/ha for washed out layer. As per the norms, farmers having more than 2 ha land are not suitable to get compensation. But the state government has decided to extend help to them by paying Rs 25,000/h for upto 2 ha land.

On the bank of river Shetrunji, Bhadar etc where there has been major wash out of land, the CRF norms suggest, payable compensation is Rs 37,500 and that too for those having upto 2 ha land only. But the state government has decided to allocate additional amount from its own budget and pa Rs 60,000/ha for upto 2 ha land.Even those farmers having more than 2 ha land will get Rs 1,20,000 for upto 2 ha land.

For damage to crops, GoI norms suggest compensation of Rs 6,800/hs for non-irrigated land, Rs 13,500/ha for all season crops and Rs 18,000 for year long crops.

The state government has decided to pay compensation for banana farmers in south Gujarat, Vadodara, Bharuch etc areas. As per centre’s rules payable compensation is rs 13,500/h, the state government will contribute additional money and give Rs 18,000 compensation. Compensation for mangro crop would also be Rs 18,000/h.

For death of each buffalo/cow/milk producing cattle, the GoI norm suggests payable compensation of Rs 30,000 for each, but the state government has decided to add Rs 10,000 for each cattle from its own budget. This compensation will be payable for maximum three cattle. For above 3, the state government will be giving Rs 30,000 aid for each from its own budget. Thus Rs 1,80,000 compensation shall be paid for death of five cattle.

In Gujarat government’s special package, small businessman doing business of vegetables, toys etc on cart will be paid compensation of upto Rs 10,000 as per the damage quoted during survey. Cabin,gallo, tea shops etc will be paid 100% damage in limit of Rs 20,000. A shop keeper will be paid upto Rs 35,000 for flood related loss.

For those who have lost house hold things in flood will be paid Rs 3800 as per CRF rules and additional amount of Rs 3200 from the state government.

Small farmes will be given 5% interest aid on loan upto Rs 1,00,000 for land improvement. Farmers having more than 2 ha land will get 5% interest aid on Rs 2,00,000 for land improvement.

Irrigation department will make available silt and soil from dams, ponds and check dams by employing its own excavators and JCBs. Farmers will get the soil/silt just by arranging their own transportation.

In total 1,12,217 farmers were surveyed. 1600 business men were found affected. The total package of Rs 300 crore may have Rs 150 crore contribution from the centre. Comensation for washed out land could be around Rs 146 crore, crops Rs 72.50 crore, horticulture Rs 12 crore.

PTI reports

Ahmedabad

The Gujarat government today announced a relief package of Rs 300 crore for the flood affected regions in Saurashtra and south Gujarat, including worst-hit Amreli district.

Gujarat government Spokesperson and minister Nitin Patel told reporters in Gandhinagar that out of Rs 300 crore, Centre will contribute Rs 150 crore through Calamity Relief Fund(CRF).

“At present, we are announcing a relief package of Rs 300 crore for affected regions. Out of Rs 300 crore, Rs 150 crore will come from CRF while state government will contribute the remaining Rs 150 crore,” he said.

“The package amount may go up, as we are still doing the survey of loss and pay accordingly in days to come” the minister said.

Heavy rains had lashed parts of Gujarat causing flooding in Amreli district and Gondal tehsil of Rajkot district on June 24, in which 70 people had died.

Several domestic as well as wild animals including 10 Asiatic lions had also lost their life.

Apart from Amreli and Rajkot, several villages of adjoining Bhavnagar district were also affected. Strong winds and incessant rain caused considerable damage in some parts of South and central Gujarat, including Vadodara, Bharuch and Valsad.

According to Patel, around 300 villages in Gujarat were affected due to heavy rains and floods, which washed away around 50,000 hectares of agriculture land and caused heavy losses to more than one lakh farmers.

“Floods in Shetrunji and Bhadar river caused maximum damage to farmlands in Amreli and Rajkot district. Under this relief package, we have decided to give a compensation of Rs 25,000 per hectare to the farmers. This is applicable when the damage to the land in not severe,” he said.