CM Pinarayi Vijayan to inaugurate post-flood projects today in Ernakulam
5 years, 10 months ago

CM Pinarayi Vijayan to inaugurate post-flood projects today in Ernakulam

Deccan Chronicle  

KOCHI: Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan is set to inaugurate various post-flood reconstruction projects in Ernakulam district on Sunday at Chendamangalam Paliyam Government Higher Secondary School. This includes handing over the keys of the 75th house rebuilt after floods and the 1001 house built under the Life Mission. The other projects to be inaugurated are Navik equipment distribution for the safety of fishermen and distribution of financial aid for the rebuilding of Nutrimix unit at Choornikkara. In the first phase of the project, work on half-completed houses was taken up and a total of 1055 out of 1068 houses were completed using Rs 24.38 crore.

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Budget allocation sought to address tidal flooding issue in Kochi
2 days, 16 hours ago

Budget allocation sought to address tidal flooding issue in Kochi

The Hindu  

Kochi Mayor M. Anilkumar has urged the State Finance Minister to allocate ₹10 crore in the 2025-26 Budget for dredging and deepening the backwaters within the Kochi Corporation limits. The Mayor’s appeal comes amid complaints from residents near the backwaters and stormwater canals about the increasing instances of tidal flooding. The Mayor said that he met the Finance Minister along …

Karnataka to spend Rs 10,000 cr to increase Almatti dam height, says Bommai
2 years, 3 months ago

Karnataka to spend Rs 10,000 cr to increase Almatti dam height, says Bommai

Deccan Chronicle  

VIJAYAPURA/BAGALKOT: Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Friday said that the Vijayapura Airport will be inaugurated by February 2023 by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Speaking after inaugurating 'Jnanayogi Sri Siddeshwar Swamiji Super Specialty Hospital' on the premises of JSS Hospital on Friday, Bommai said that the state cabinet has given the nod to release Rs 125 crore grant for the development …

A permanent solution remains elusive for A.P.’s flood-prone areas
2 years, 5 months ago

A permanent solution remains elusive for A.P.’s flood-prone areas

The Hindu  

The record floods in the Godavari have displaced lakhs of people and left hundreds of villages waterlogged, throwing normal life out of gear for days. A similar flood protection wall project is under way in Vijayawada which has been one of the major urban areas prone to frequent flooding in the State. The construction of a flood protection wall in …

Kerala CM seeks army help as rains claim 8 lives, Rahul Gandhi offers help | HIGHLIGHTS
5 years, 5 months ago

Kerala CM seeks army help as rains claim 8 lives, Rahul Gandhi offers help | HIGHLIGHTS

India TV News  

Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has sought the army's help in the relief and rescue operations as rains battered several parts of Kerala and claimed eight lives, including a one-year-old child. READ ON TO HOW THE FLOOD-Y DAY UNFOLDED IN KERALA: 10:40 pm | Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has sought the army's help in the relief and rescue operations …

Vijayawada: TD executed Rs 1.5 lakh crore works
5 years, 9 months ago

Vijayawada: TD executed Rs 1.5 lakh crore works

Deccan Chronicle  

Vijayawada: Apart from rhetoric of conspiracy by TS Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao, YSRC chief Y.S. The state government has taken up development works worth Rs 1,05,972 crore in 110 local bodies in the state and completed works worth Rs 4,707 cr so far. Under SC sub-plan, infrastructure was improved in SC colonies at a cost of Rs 2,196 cr …

All flood-hit houses will be rebuilt by April: Kerala CM
5 years, 10 months ago

All flood-hit houses will be rebuilt by April: Kerala CM

Deccan Chronicle  

Kochi: Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Sunday said the state would have been able to offset a major portion of the Rs 31,000 crore loss estimated by the United Nations in the aftermath of the August floods if it was able to receive the financial aid offered by various nations, including the UAE. Speaking after inaugurating the various post-flood reconstruction …

Centre to consider Kerala's demand for higher borrowing limit after flood-hit state submits memorandum on loss, damage
6 years, 4 months ago

Centre to consider Kerala's demand for higher borrowing limit after flood-hit state submits memorandum on loss, damage

Firstpost  

As part of efforts for resource mobilisation, Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan held discussions with World Bank officials and said their help was necessary to rebuild the state Thiruvananthapuram: With flood-ravaged Kerala now focusing on rebuilding, the Centre Wednesday said it would favourably consider the state’s demand to enhance the borrowing limit. As part of efforts for resource mobilisation, Chief …

From crowdsourcing aid to volunteerism, Kerala finds ways to rebuild itself
6 years, 4 months ago

From crowdsourcing aid to volunteerism, Kerala finds ways to rebuild itself

Live Mint  

Ernakulam: From schemes to compensate victims to efforts to raise money for the cash-strapped treasury, here’s a look at how Kerala is responding to the post-flood situation. Chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Saturday announced ₹ 10,000 to the nearly 400,000 flood displaced who are now returning from relief camps to their homes, as a quick aid. It involves clearing away …

Kerala, After The Flood: Pinarayi Vijayan urges Malayalis to donate one month's salary to help rebuild state
6 years, 4 months ago

Kerala, After The Flood: Pinarayi Vijayan urges Malayalis to donate one month's salary to help rebuild state

Firstpost  

As Kerala struggles to stand on her feet, water-logging of homes in various places, especially in Kuttanad region of the worst hit Alapuzha district continues to be a worrying factor. Thiruvananthapuram: As relief and rehabilitation work initiation in flood ravaged Kerala, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Sunday urged all Malayalis to donate one month salary to rebuild the state,where the …

Kerala, After The Flood: Pinarayi Vijayan says Centre should treat state on different yardstick for extending aid
6 years, 4 months ago

Kerala, After The Flood: Pinarayi Vijayan says Centre should treat state on different yardstick for extending aid

Firstpost  

Giving a detailed account of the havoc caused by the devastating floods and landslides since early August, Vijayan said the preliminary assessment of losses was around Rs 20,000 crore which was equal to the state’s annual plan size for 2018-19. Giving a detailed account of the havoc caused by the devastating floods and landslides since early August, he said the …

Opinion | The challenge of rebuilding Kerala
6 years, 4 months ago

Opinion | The challenge of rebuilding Kerala

Live Mint  

As the flood waters recede gradually in Kerala and the Kodagu district of Karnataka, the focus will begin to shift from relief operations to rebuilding. Such fiscal laws across the world have inbuilt flexibility that allow the borrowing limits to be crossed in the case of special circumstances such as a sharp recession or wars or natural calamities. One possible …

Declare Kerala floods a national disaster, urges CM
6 years, 4 months ago

Declare Kerala floods a national disaster, urges CM

The Hindu  

Chief Minister V. Narayanasamy has urged the Centre to declare Kerala floods as a national disaster. The Chief Minister said he had requested all MLAs and two MPs in the Union Territory to contribute their one-month salary towards Kerala flood relief work. The Puducherry Government would open a collection point on the premises of the Collectorate here to receive contributions …

Kerala floods updates: Narendra Modi reaches Thiruvananthapuram, will take aerial survey of state tomorrow
6 years, 4 months ago

Kerala floods updates: Narendra Modi reaches Thiruvananthapuram, will take aerial survey of state tomorrow

Firstpost  

5:40 PM Whatsapp Facebook Twitter Local fishermen turn heroes in flood-hit Kerala, risk meagre resources, lives to aid in rescue ops As the navy boats are running short, fishermen from different parts of the state have taken off from their job and are taking their fishing boats to the flood-hit areas. People from of coastal villages of Neendakara, Vizhinjam, Ponnani, …

Kerala floods: Naveen Patnaik speaks to Pinarayi Vijayan, Odisha government announces Rs 5 crore assistance
6 years, 4 months ago

Kerala floods: Naveen Patnaik speaks to Pinarayi Vijayan, Odisha government announces Rs 5 crore assistance

Firstpost  

Odisha government Thursday announced a financial assistance of Rs 5 crore for flood-ravaged Kerala, where the death toll has risen to 75 since 8 August Bhubaneswar: Odisha government Thursday announced a financial assistance of Rs 5 crore for flood-ravaged Kerala, where the death toll in the second spell of monsoon fury since 8 August has risen to 75. “Chief Minister …

Kerala floods: Pinarayi Vijayan announces Rs 4 lakh ex-gratia for kin of dead; those who lost home and property to get Rs 10 lakh
6 years, 5 months ago

Kerala floods: Pinarayi Vijayan announces Rs 4 lakh ex-gratia for kin of dead; those who lost home and property to get Rs 10 lakh

Firstpost  

Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Saturday announced ex-gratia payment of Rs four lakh each to the kin of those who lost their lives in the devastating floods that have hit the state. Wayanad: Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Saturday announced the ex-gratia payment of Rs four lakh each to the kin of those who lost their lives in …

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