Distributed Rs 11.6 crore in financial aid to people in 10 districts: Govt

The Gujarat government on Wednesday said it has distributed Rs 11.6 crore of financial assistance to people in 10 districts of the state that were adversely affected during the Cyclone Biparjoy last month.

Cabinet Minister Rushikesh Patel said Rs 3.52 crore worth of cash doles have been given in 1.25 lakh cases, while Rs 4.41 crore has been given as cattle assistance in 2,858 cases. An additional Rs 2.8 crore has been given to residents to rebuilt their kaccha and pucca houses that were damaged in the cyclonic.

The minister also said that the final report about the loss to agriculture has been submitted to the government after a survey. However, he declined to mention the estimated losses caused by the cyclone.

The announcement of financial aid comes after the Gujarat Congress last week alleged that the cyclone-affected people in some villages were yet to receive a single rupee as compensation and the state government was yet to survey the damage caused to agriculture and horticulture crops.