Maharashtra government announces Rs 20-crore aid for flood-hit Kerala

The Maharashtra government announced on Saturday an immediate financial assistance of Rs 20 crore for the floodravaged Kerala Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis through a post on Twitter said his government is releasing Rs 20 crore as an immediate assistance for Keralas floodaffected peopleHe said the state government is in constant touch with its Kerala counterpart for its requirements and necessary support since Friday in the wake of devastating floods which have caused largescale damage in the southern stateFadnavis appealed to citizens and organisations to come forward and contribute in all possible ways to help the people of Kerala He said the Maharashtra Chamber of Housing Industry MCHICREDAI is contributing food packets worth Rs 15 crore while the Rajasthani Welfare Association and the Jain International Trade Organisation JITO are donating Rs 51 lakh each for the floodhit populationAround 11 tonne of dry food is being arranged for the floodaffected people of Kerala of which 6 tonne would be dispatched by this evening the chief minister said The governments announcement came after the Opposition NCP and the Congress urged Fadnavis to act as a big brother and perform Raj dharma by financially helping Kerala coping with a massive natural disaster triggered by heavy rains and landslidesWhenever any part of the country has been in danger Maharashtra has been at the forefront of lending a helping hand Today millions of people of Kerala are at risk of losing their livesIn their time of need it is imperative that Maharashtra plays the role of a big brother and goes all out to help the state government in relief operations NCP leader Dhananjay Munde said while speaking to reporters todayThe Leader of Opposition in the Maharashtra Legislative Council urged the Centre to declare Kerala flood a national disaster asserting that millions of lives are in danger due to paucity of food drinking water and shelter Munde said the Centres emergency aid of Rs 500 crore for Kerala was not sufficientState Congress spokesperson Sachin Sawant said over 320 people have lost their lives in Kerala until now and added Maharashtra should lend a helping hand to the southern state in these difficult timesThis is the culture of Maharashtra Even during Uttarakhand floods in June 2013 Maharashtra had immediately declared financial assistance to the ravaged state he tweetedMaharashtra Minister Ravindra Chavan and BJP corporators from adjoining Kalyan Dombivli township have donated their one months salary for relief efforts in KeralaKerala is struggling with flood and fearful unhealthy conditions They are awaiting our help Myself and BJP Kalyan Dombivli municipal corporation KDMC corporators donating our salary many Dombivlikars contributing to Seva Bharati Keralam for KeralaFloods Donate4Kerala Pls join the cause Chavan tweetedPrime Minister Narendra Modi along with Kerala Governor P Sathasivam Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan and Union Minister K J Alphons on Saturday conducted an aerial survey of some of the areas affected by floodThe southern state is facing its worst flood in 100 years with 80 dams opened and all rivers in spateCatch up on all the latest Crime National International and Hatke news here Also download the new midday Android and iOS apps to get latest updatesThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Except for the change in headline the story has been provided ASIS AS AVAILABLE without any verification or editing from our side Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever