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Minister lists flood relief measures

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Over five lakh persons extended immediate succour

Kakinada: Minister for Animal Husbandry Gollapalli Surya Rao has said the Government is doing its best to provide succour to those affected by floods.

Delivering the Independence Day address here on Tuesday, Mr. Surya Rao said that 456 villages were affected by floods which displaced 5.66 lakh persons in the district.

Stating that floods claimed 35 lives, he said it was the duty of everyone to extend the necessary help to the victims, particularly farmers.

Listing relief measures initiated by the Government, he said immediate succour was provided to 5.50 lakh persons by organising 176 relief camps. Four helicopters, eleven launches and 226 boats were pressed into service to carry out rescue and relief operations. He said that 1.65 lakh food packets, 22 lakh water packets, 6.30 lakh milk packets, 7,000 kg milk powder, biscuits, bread, rice and other commodities were distributed.

Welfare programmes

Under the first phase of the Indiramma scheme, several welfare programmes were being implemented at a cost of Rs. 823 crores in 369 village panchayats. He also gave a brief account of the development made by the district in various fields.

Later the Minister and the Collector felicitated four freedom fighters - S. Venkateswerlu, Ch. Hanumantha Rao, Ramayanam and Chakramma.

Forest managment

VIZIANAGARAM : With a view of improving the living standards of people, the forest cover is being increased through collective forest management and comprehensive forest fire prevention programmes, the Minister for Forests, S. Vijayarama Raju said.

In his Independence Day message to the people of Vizianagaram district, Mr. Raju, who unfurled the National Flag at the Police grounds here, said nurseries of neelgiri, bamboo, pongamia and other varieties were being raised in 3,500 acres during the current fiscal.

Detailing the progress made and welfare programmes being implemented through various Government departments, the Minister said Rs.4.73 crores would be sanctioned to ground 8,600 units under TRICOR this year for the benefit of tribals.

He said 4,400 tribal farmers were supplied 121 metric tonnes of paddy and maize seeds on subsidy. He felt development is possible if only weaker sections were uplifted. He said an action plan was prepared to extend benefits to 8,000 tribals under the `Indiraprabha' programme. The Minister said houses would be constructed under `Indira Awas Yojana' scheme for those who lost their dwellings in the recent heavy rain and floods in the district.

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