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  • UP govt releases over Rs 208 crore for flood-hit farmers

    By Express News Service

    LUCKNOW: 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 208 crore in 44 districts. This will benefit around 6.18 lakh farmers of the state. The government has directed all the concerned officials to ensure that the aid reaches the affected farmers immediately.

    The government has dispensed the relief package after assessing crop losses. The government had already released a total of Rs 1,59,28,97,496 to about 4,77,581 farmers earlier this week. On Friday, for the distribution of agricultural investment grants to the remaining 1,39,863 farmers identified after survey, a fund of Rs. 48,20,57,668 was released.

    Crops here have been badly damaged due to torrential rains and heavy floods in September and early October. The compensation amount will be directly transferred to the bank account (DBT) of farmers from the district treasury. In wake of the natural calamities, the government is providing financial assistance from the State Disaster Relief Fund (SDRF).

    Standing firmly with the farmers suffering from crop loss due to floods, the Chief Minister has also instructed the officials to give appropriate and immediate compensation to the farmers at any cost. 

    The process of damage assessment has been intensified in the flood-affected districts. Following reports of crop loss due to floods and heavy showers in some parts of Uttar Pradesh in September and October, the state government had ordered a survey to assess agricultural damage which is still on.

    The districts of Purvanchal were the most affected by the floods. In view of the problems of the farmers, CM Yogi himself visited the flood-affected areas and took stock of the situation. The CM had also instructed ministers and MLAs to visit the flood-affected areas to help the farmers.

  • Uttar Pradesh floods: Common man in Pilibhit left to fend for himself, says BJP MP Varun Gandhi

    By PTI

    LUCKNOW: BJP MP Varun Gandhi, whose Pilibhit constituency has been hit by heavy rains, on Thursday attacked the Uttar Pradesh government, saying if the common man is left to fend for himself, what does governance mean.

    Three people were killed and hundreds were marooned as torrential rains lashed Bareilly and Pilibhit districts over two days, officials had said on Wednesday.

    “Much of Terai is badly flooded. Donating dry rations by hand so that no family is hungry till this calamity ends. It’s painful that when the common man needs the system the most, he’s left to fend for himself. If every response is individual-led then what does ‘governance’ mean,” Gandhi said in a tweet.

    The Sharda and Deoha rivers are in spate due to heavy rainfall and many villages situated on their banks have been flooded.

    Around 500 villagers in Pilibhit are inundated by waters from the Sharda river.

    On Tuesday night, the Pilibhit district administration sought the help of the Army for rescue operations and 26 people have been airlifted to safer places since Wednesday morning.

    Local BJP MP Varun Gandhi had written to Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath demanding compensation for farmers whose crops have been damaged due to floods.

    Gandhi’s spokesperson MR Malik had said the MP has demanded that farmers who lost their crops be provided compensation.

  • Floods make life miserable in eastern Uttar Pradesh: BSP supremo Mayawati

    By PTI

    LUCKNOW: Bahujan Samaj Party chief Mayawati on Monday said lives of lakhs of families have become miserable due to floods in eastern Uttar Pradesh. She said that the government should provide immediate relief to people affected by the deluge.

    2. स्पष्टतः उचित सरकारी मदद के अभाव में अति-विपदा में जीवन व्यतीत कर रहे लोगों को अपने सामर्थ्य के हिसाब से मदद करने वाले बीएसपी के लोगों से पुनः अपील है कि वे बाढ़ पीडितों को बेसहारा न छोड़ें तथा उनके प्रति अपनी मानवीय जिम्मेदारी का यथासंभव निर्वहन जारी रखें।
    — Mayawati (@Mayawati) September 13, 2021
    “Due to floods in Uttar Pradesh, especially in Purvanchal region, again this year, the lives of lakhs of families have become miserable after widespread devastation and destruction. The expected government help is only on paper,” the BSP supremo said in a tweet in Hindi.

    She also urged party workers not to leave the people affected by the floods behind and help them in whatever way they can.

  • More than 1200 villages in Uttar Pradesh hit by floods, rescue efforts underway

    By PTI

    LUCKNOW: Over five lakh people in 1,243 villages of Uttar Pradesh have been affected with floods, and relief and rescue teams have been deployed to assist the people, officials said here on Wednesday.

    In the past 24 hours, an average of 13.1 mm rainfall was recorded in the state which is 154 per cent more than normal.

    “Eleven districts including Prayagraj, Chitrakoot, Kaushambi, Pratapgarh, Basti, Gonda, Sultanpur, Shrawasti, Lucknow, Raebareli and Fatehpur received rainfall of over 25 mm or more in the past 24 hours”, they said.

    A report from the Relief Commissioner office said a “population of 5,46,049 in 1,243 villages in 23 districts is affected by floods”.

    According to the reports of the Irrigation department, River Ganga is flowing above the danger mark in Budaun, Prayagraj, Mirzapur, Varanasi, Ghazipur and Ballia while Yamuna river is above the red mark in Auraiya, Jalaun, Hamirpur, Banda and Prayagraj.

    Similarly, River Betwa is above the danger mark in Hamipur and Sharda river in Pallia Kalan (Kheri) and Quano river in Chandradeep ghat (Gonda), it said.

    Relief works have been initiated and 20,768 rations kits and 167213 lunch packets have been distributed among the flood affected people.

    NDRF, SDRF and state PAC have been deployed to help the people and 59 rescue teams pre-deployed in 43 districts.