Mumbai, Sep 2 (IANS) The Congress on Monday asked the Maharashtra government to send immediate aid to flood-hit Marathwada districts, which have been severely hit by heavy and torrential rains disrupting daily life.
Roads and bridges have been washed away which has cut off many villages in Marathwada from the rest of the region.
The floodwaters have destroyed standing crops in the fields, causing a loss of the Kharif season.
Hundreds of livestock have been swept away while rivers and streams are overflowing.
Maharashtra Pradesh Congress Committee President Nana Patole has demanded that the government put aside events and advertisements and urgently provide aid to the flood-affected people of Marathwada.
Patole said that for the past two days, the districts of Nanded, Parbhani, Hingoli, Beed, Dharashiv, and Latur in Marathwada have experienced torrential rains.
Thousands of houses have been flooded, causing chaos among the residents, and many homes have collapsed.
“Marathwada is surrounded by flood water. The flood-affected people are in dire need of help, and the state government must take this situation seriously. Arrangements should be made to ensure that government assistance reaches the flood victims promptly. Wherever necessary, SDRF/NDRF teams should be deployed. Orders should be issued for assessing damaged crops, but before that, immediate assistance should be announced and disbursed to the flood-affected and those who have suffered losses,” he added.
Patole said that the affected people should be relocated to safe places and all necessary arrangements should be made.
All government machinery needs to be mobilised immediately to support the people and ensure that all forms of aid reach them.
“The situation in Hingoli city and several villages has become critical due to flooding. The government should immediately issue orders to provide maximum assistance to the flood-affected areas. The guardian Ministers have not yet reached the affected districts. The government should work faster to help the flood victims and farmers than it does for its favourite industrialists and contractors,” he added.
–IANS
sj/khz
Disclaimer
The information contained in this website is for general information purposes only. The information is provided by TodayIndia.news and while we endeavour to keep the information up to date and correct, we make no representations or warranties of any kind, express or implied, about the completeness, accuracy, reliability, suitability or availability with respect to the website or the information, products, services, or related graphics contained on the website for any purpose. Any reliance you place on such information is therefore strictly at your own risk.
In no event will we be liable for any loss or damage including without limitation, indirect or consequential loss or damage, or any loss or damage whatsoever arising from loss of data or profits arising out of, or in connection with, the use of this website.
Through this website you are able to link to other websites which are not under the control of TodayIndia.news We have no control over the nature, content and availability of those sites. The inclusion of any links does not necessarily imply a recommendation or endorse the views expressed within them.
Every effort is made to keep the website up and running smoothly. However, TodayIndia.news takes no responsibility for, and will not be liable for, the website being temporarily unavailable due to technical issues beyond our control.
For any legal details or query please visit original source link given with news or click on Go to Source.
Our translation service aims to offer the most accurate translation possible and we rarely experience any issues with news post. However, as the translation is carried out by third part tool there is a possibility for error to cause the occasional inaccuracy. We therefore require you to accept this disclaimer before confirming any translation news with us.
If you are not willing to accept this disclaimer then we recommend reading news post in its original language.
