Over 2.2K disaster-hit people given relief: DC
Tribune News Service
Shimla, August 16
A review meeting was held here today regarding the special relief package issued for those affected by the disaster in the district last year.
Deputy Commissioner Anupam Kashyap interacted with all the Subdivisional Magistrates through video conference. A detailed discussion was held regarding the relief amount to be given to the beneficiaries as all SDMs have been ordered to speed up the relief assistance given for the affected people.
Kashyap said 2,235 affected people had been provided assistance in the district under the special relief package issued by the state government. Last year, assistance was provided to 389 persons whose houses were completely destroyed, to 1,551 people whose houses were partially damaged and 289 people were provided assistance for damage to agriculture, animals and land. An amount of Rs 22 crore has been allocated under the relief package in the district.
The DC directed the field staff of the Revenue Department to make efforts to provide assistance to the beneficiaries in the shortest possible time. “During a disaster, the administration should immediately reach out to the affected and provide all possible help. Any kind of delay in such works will not be acceptable,” he said.
He said the field staff should keep doing follow-up in relief work from time to time so that the shortcomings can be rectified quickly. Apart from this, the monitoring officers should also keep reviewing at the scheduled time.
Additional District Magistrate (Protocol) Jyoti Rana, District Revenue Officer Sanjeet Kumar along with Patwari and Kanungo were present in the meeting.
