Ex-gratia of Rs 2 lakh per person to next kin of the deceased and Rs 50,000 for seriously injured person from Prime Minister’s National Relief Fund will be given.
Update: 4pm 18-Aug-2018: Red Alert In 11 Districts of Kerala
PM @narendramodi has announced financial assistance of Rs 500 cr for #KeralaFloods; ex-gratia of Rs 2 lakh per person to next kin of the deceased and Rs 50,000 for seriously injured person from Prime Minister’s National Relief Fund
PM announced the financial assistance of Rs 500crore to the State. This will be in addition to Rs100 Cr announced by the Home Minister on 12.08.2018. He also assured the State Govt that relief materials including foodgrains, medicines etc. would be provided, as requested.
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Prime Minister @narendramodi arrives in Kochi this morning and held an aerial survey of the KErala Floods situation. He also held meetings with senior officials and ordered speed up of relief operations.
Varun Gandhi’s Appeal to MPs, MLAs
Varun Gandhi @varungandhi80 Appeals to all MPs, MLAs to donate for relief work in Kerala Floods.
With over 300 people dead and more than 3.14 lakh displaced, the devastating #KeralaFloods are truly a national calamity. I appeal to all MPs and MLAs across the country to rise above party lines and contribute to the CM’s Relief Fund. I am doing so in my own small way…
Varun Gandhi @varungandhi80 on Twitter
Demand for declaring #KeralaFloods as National disaster
Porinju Veliyath @porinju on Twitter
A global disaster, but India yet to declare it as ‘national disaster’ – I know it’s just technical & not important right now, but the question remains why? KeralaFloods
Donations For Flood Relief Continue
Meanwhile, donations for flood relief work continue to pour in as people generously donated huge sums for the relief of KeralaFlood affected. Actor @Udhaystalin donates 10Lakh rupees for #KeralaFloods.
Red Alert In 11 Districts of Kerala
