13,000 houses were fully damaged in Kerala floods: Govt tells HC

Kochi | Wednesday | 9th January, 2019

Summary:

A total of 48,381 victims were paid Rs 10,000 each and 8,469 were paid Rs 60,000 each. A total of 2,182 appeals for totally damaged houses are pending in Ernakulam. In Wayanad, 109 victims are in ‘puramboke’ and 2.2 acres of land was received through sponsporship, said the government report. Rs 1.25 lakh each was paid to 155 victims and Rs 2.5 lakh each was paid to 62 victims.A total of 2,43,690 houses were partially damaged in the floods, revealed the statistics. Victims in Alappuzha filed 8,000 appeals and those from Pathanamthitta filed 3,0002 appeals.In Ernakulam, land required for 157 victims has been identified, said the government’s report..