Charges Government for failure in handling flood situations
Hyderabad, August 18, 2006The Telugu Desam Party (TDP) president N Chandrababu Naidu charging the Government with failing to take proper precautionary and post relief flood relief measures demanded Rs.1000 crores be released immediately to the affected villages for rehabilitation and restoration works.
He charged the Government in Assembly on Friday that the loss of lives and properties could have been averted had the Government followed the norms for controlling the floods. He said that there was no co-ordination between the Central Water Commission and Irrigation Department.
He accused the Ministers of remaining indifferent to the plight of the victims and failing to tour the affected areas immediately. Among other issues, he asked Rs.3 lakhs ex gratia to the families of 130 people who died in the floods, rescheduling of loans waiver of interest on them, abolition of college fee and construction of houses under Indira Awas Yojana (IAY) for those who dwellings were completely damaged.
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