‘Centre wants Rs 34cr for rescue ops’

Thiruvananthapuram: State govt should pay round Rs 34 crore to the Centre for availing the services of choppers and different flights from the Indian Air Force for rescue and reduction operations all through the hot deluge.
Chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan informed reporters on Thursday that the federal government has received a invoice for Rs 33,79,77,250 from the Centre that was issued from the Air Headquarters in Delhi. “Adding the cost of unfastened rations allotted all through the floods, a complete of Rs 290.74 crore could be deducted from the Rs 600 cr help from the Centre,” he mentioned.

When asked whether the state was expecting expenses from different defence and paramilitary forces as neatly, Vijayan mentioned all companies had served neatly and it may well be just a subject of the central govt’s stand in opposition to Kerala.

“But, some other letter based on fresh research and exams on loss will soon be despatched to the Centre. We have not lost hopes and can nonetheless be expecting more central help as now we have been restricted to just accept foreign help,” he added.


Recalling the loss figures and contributions received by way of CMDRF, which he had tabled within the assembly previous within the day, the manager minister mentioned the whole loss was pegged at Rs 26,718 crore after medical evaluate by way of UN companies. “An quantity of Rs 31,000 crore is required for rebuilding Kerala. There’s additionally a huge ‘environmental loss’ which could have an impact for generations,” he mentioned.


As on November 27, CMDRF has received Rs 2683.18 crore, which contains the amount mobilized thru ‘Salary Challenge’. “The quantity spent so far is Rs 688.48 crore. We expect some other expenditure of Rs 1,357.78 crore from CMDRF to give repayment for damages to homes,” he mentioned.


Meanwhile, an quantity of Rs 987.73 crore has been made available thru state crisis response fund (SDRF), of which Rs 586.04 crore has been spent. “SDRF calls for an additional quantity of Rs 706.74 crore to fulfill the prevailing liabilities,” mentioned Vijayan.


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