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Subbarami Reddy seeks Rs 500 crore for relief works

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Subbarami Reddy seeks Rs 500 crore for relief works

Urges Centre to rush a team of experts to assess the loss

Hyderabad, August 8, 2006

The Union Minister for Mines, T.Subbarami Reddy on Tuesday appealed the Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to release Rs. 500 crores to the Andhra Pradesh State Government for relief and rehabilitation works to the flood affected areas.

In a letter to the Prime Minister, he urged the Centre to immediately send a team of experts to the State to assess the damage caused to the crops, houses and roads. 94 lives have been lost and lakhs of people rendered homeless in Vizianagaram, Srikakulam, East and West Godavari in addition to Nizamabad, Khammam, and Karimnagar districts.

He said that that floods was not only due to heavy rains but also due to the heavy inflow of floods from the neighboring States of Maharastra and Karnataka. He stated that the State Government had launched massive rescue and relief operations for the flood affected people.

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Andhra Pradesh on August 8, 2006

Sonia Gandhi to visit flood affected areas
To undertake aerial survey in the region

Central Government releases Rs 270 crore for flood relief
First installment of Rs. 135.48 crores already released

Subbarami Reddy seeks Rs 500 crore for relief works
Urges Centre to rush a team of experts to assess the loss

CM directs officials to speed up land acquisition process
Reviews position with the top officials

Dalit Bahujan Front demands Degree College for Nakirekal
Submits requisition to MRO

Bujji to go to court
Finds irregularities in recent elections

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