South Korea to provide $500,000 in aid to flood-hit Nepal
South Korea will provide $500,000 in humanitarian aid to Nepal to help its relief efforts following devastating floods and landslides, Seoul's foreign ministry said on Tuesday.
South Korea will provide $500,000 in humanitarian aid to Nepal to help its relief efforts following devastating floods and landslides, Seoul's foreign ministry said on Tuesday.
The newly-assigned DM, East Burdwan, Ayesha Rani A today visited flood hit areas of Jamalpur block and extended food packets, garments ahead of the Durga Puja festival.
Noting that the flood situation in Bihar is ''becoming terrible'', Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge on Thursday asked the Centre to provide adequate compensation to every flood victim and help the state government.
Chief minister Mamata Banerjee is likely to inaugurate Durga Puja at Sreebhumi in Lake Town on Tuesday.
The flood situation in West Bengal has pushed vegetable prices in the retail markets in Kolkata to skyrocket just before the forthcoming prolonged festive season in the state, starting with Durga Puja in the second week of next month.
Providing immediate relief to farmers in distress due to crop loss during the recent floods, the Uttar Pradesh government has released an amount of over Rs 150 crore. This amount was allocated based on district demands to cover crop losses.
Amid heavy rain and flood, Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Sunday directed the administration, police, SDRF and local bodies to be vigilant and focus on rescue and relief works.
Mr Shah reached out to the Chief Ministers and had separate telephonic conversations to assess the flood situation, as well as the surge in water level due to heavy rainfall.
The flood in Assam has so far claimed 93 lives, as two people died in Karimganj district in the last 24 hours, said the Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA).
Most of the roads leading to the city were flooded with water. There was up to five-foot deep water on the Lucknow-Delhi Highway on Friday morning due to which traffic remained paralyzed for the second day today.
