Gujarat floods: Nine killed, death toll rises to 83; Narendra Modi announces Rs 500 crore for rescue скачать в хорошем качестве

Gujarat floods: Nine killed, death toll rises to 83; Narendra Modi announces Rs 500 crore for rescue

Gujarat floods Nine killed, death toll rises to 83; Narendra Modi announces Rs 500 crore for rescue Ahmedabad: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday announced Rs 500 crore for Gujarat for rescue work after an aerial survey of the flooded areas and Rs 2 lakh compensation to the kin of the 83 people who have died and Rs 50,000 to the injured. Modi, who flew over Banaskantha, Sabarkantha and Patan districts of North Gujarat, said a team of the union Urban Development and Rural Development Ministries would visit the state to assess the extent of damage and suggest short-term as well as long-term measures. Modi told reporters at the Ahmedabad airport: "In such situations, it is the farmers who suffer the most. Insurance companies may be advised to quickly organise assessment of damage to crops and assets of farmers and initiate immediate steps to settle the claims." Modi was accompanied by chief minister Vijay Rupani and deputy chief minister Nitin Patel during the aerial survey. After holding a high-level meeting with Rupani and Patel, besides former chief minister Anandiben Patel and officials, Modi praised the Gujarat government for "rising to the occasion promptly and having already prepared a blueprint for the crisis" ►Subscribe to more news : https://goo.gl/lvxb5u ►G+ : https://goo.gl/coM9H3