Odisha government announces Rs 5 crore assistance for floodhit Kerala

  • | Thursday | 16th August, 2018

BHUBANESWAR: Odisha government on Thursday announced a financial assistance of Rs 5 crore for flood-ravaged Kerala, where the death toll in the second spell of monsoon fury since August 8 has risen to 75. Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik talked to his Kerala counterpart Pinarayi Vijayan over the telephone, following which the financial aid was announced, the CMO said.Patnaik also offered any other kind of support required to tackle the calamity, as Odisha has expertise in dealing with disasters like flood and cyclone, it said.The situation in the state was "extremely grave", said Vijayan, who spoke to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Rajnath Singh this morning, seeking more Central assistance for relief operations.Heavy rains continue to batter most parts of Kerala, especially Pathanamthitta, Ernakulam and Alappuzha districts, where several people, including children and elderly, are trapped in their houses.

BHUBANESWAR: Odisha government on Thursday announced a financial assistance of Rs 5 crore for flood-ravaged Kerala, where the death toll in the second spell of monsoon fury since August 8 has risen to 75. Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik talked to his Kerala counterpart Pinarayi Vijayan over the telephone, following which the financial aid was announced, the CMO said.Patnaik also offered any other kind of support required to tackle the calamity, as Odisha has expertise in dealing with disasters like flood and cyclone, it said.The situation in the state was "extremely grave", said Vijayan, who spoke to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Rajnath Singh this morning, seeking more Central assistance for relief operations.Heavy rains continue to batter most parts of Kerala, especially Pathanamthitta, Ernakulam and Alappuzha districts, where several people, including children and elderly, are trapped in their houses.

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