The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has informed that a total of 671 deaths have been reported due to the current flood situation in the country, whereas a total of 32,833 houses have been damaged till August 5. The MHA also said that standing crops in 2,58,371 hectares of land have been damaged due to the floods in the country so far this year.
As per the latest report of the Ministry, till August 5, the state of Maharashtra recorded highest number of deaths at 306, followed by Rajasthan (63), Madhya Pradesh (57), Kerala (56), Himachal Pradesh (37), Gujarat (21), and Tamil Nadu and Uttar Pradesh (19 each). Also, Karnataka witnessed the highest number of house collapses at 15,552, followed by Kerala (6,385), Chhattisgarh (2,040), Gujarat (1,090), Tripura (1,646) and Meghalaya (1,403).
Sharing this report with the Parliament on Wednesday, the Minister of State for Home Affairs, Nityanad Rai, said that during the current financial year (2021-22), the first instalment of Central share of SDRF amounting to Rs 8873.60 crore has already been allocated to to all the states, including Rs 1,288.80 crore for Maharashtra. The ministry also stated that the allocation of State Disaster Relief Fund (SDRF) to the states is based on the recommendations of successive Finance Commissions, set up under Article 280 of the Constitution, from time to time.
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