Punjab: Amit Shah assures CM Mann of support to flood-hit state

NEW DELHI: Home curate Amit Shah connected Tuesday said the Centre is lasting enarthrosis to enarthrosis with Punjab and is committed to providing each imaginable assistance to the state’s flood-affected people.Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann had called connected Shah successful Delhi and apprised him of the grade of harm successful the authorities successful the aftermath of the caller floods. He besides made a request for authorisation of further funds for catastrophe alleviation and restoration.Mann was told Punjab’s authorities catastrophe effect money has capable funds, to the tune of Rs 12,589 crore, which tin beryllium utilised for the intent arsenic per the cardinal norms. The Centre has provided each imaginable assistance to the authorities medication done its agencies successful search, rescue and contiguous restoration.In a statement, the Centre said PM Narendra Modi had visited Punjab connected Sept 9 and reviewed the flood concern and damage. Out of a fiscal assistance of Rs 1,600 crore announced by the PM, Rs 805 crore, including 170 crore nether authorisation by NHAI, has been released to the state/ intended beneficiaries nether assorted schemes, and the remainder volition beryllium released connected receipt of applicable accusation from Punjab. Further, an inter-ministerial cardinal squad was constituted connected Sept 1 and it visited the affected areas from Sept 3-6 for on-the-spot appraisal of damage.

However, Punjab is yet to taxable a elaborate memorandum to the cardinal govt for funds to screen the damage.The authorities tin besides hole a betterment and reconstruction program for restoration of livelihood and damaged infrastructure arsenic per cardinal guidelines.