NEW DELHI: Union residence minister Amit Shah on Thursday stated that the Centre has accepted Rs 1,066.80 crore as relief for states affected by floods and landslides this 12 months. He confirmed that the funding can be disbursed below the central share of the State Disaster Response Fund (SDRF) and canopy six states: Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Kerala, and Uttarakhand.In a publish on X, Shah wrote, “Modi govt stands resolutely beside the states in all situations. Today the central government has approved Rs 1066.80 crore for flood- and landslide-affected states of Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Kerala, and Uttarakhand as part of the Central share under SDRF.”He added that over Rs 8,000 crore from SDRF/NDRF funds has been released to 19 states this 12 months, and stated that “providing all logistic assistance, including deployment of requisite NDRF, Army, and Air Force, has been our priority.”The announcement comes as a number of states proceed to battle with the aftermath of intense monsoon rainfall and landslides. The Indian Army has ramped up humanitarian help and catastrophe relief operations below *Operation Jal Rahat-2*, notably throughout the northeastern states. In whole, 40 relief columns have been deployed, rescuing 3,820 folks thus far, supplying greater than 15,000 water bottles and 1,361 meals packets, and providing medical care to over 2,000 folks.In Himachal Pradesh, the military has mobilised its columns within the flood-hit Mandi district. A brigade commander is presently stationed there to oversee operations, with relief provides already reaching cut-off villages like Degi, Rushad, and Chapad. Himachal Pradesh has suffered damages exceeding Rs 740 crore since June 20 due to extreme rain, with a number of cloudbursts and landslides claiming lives and destroying property.Despite some areas seeing water ranges recede, the military stays on alert in Assam, Nagaland and Manipur, the place rivers like Dhansiri and Nambol breached hazard ranges earlier this week.
