Categorise rain damage as national disaster, says CPI
The Hindu
Depute Union Minister to assess loss, says letter to PM
Communist Party of India (CPI) State secretary K. Ramakrishna, after a visit to Kadapa, Anantapur, and Kurnool districts to assess flood damage, wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday seeking financial assistance from the Centre to overcome the heavy loss by recognising the rain-induced damage as a ‘national disaster’.
“Four districts in Andhra Pradesh have been hit hard by heavy rains and floods on November 18 and 19, causing crop damage of over two lakh hectares. Two dams, ponds, and canals were severely damaged leading to the death of 60 persons and leaving many homeless,” Mr. Ramakrishna wrote, requesting that a Union Minister be deputed to assess the damages first-hand instead of sending a Central officers’ team to the affected areas.