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Adityanath Accuses SP Over Flood Relief Funds in Varanasi
Floods have affected parts of Varanasi.
Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath visited the area and gave people relief supplies.
He said the government is providing food, milk, ration, and other materials.
He accused the Samajwadi Party of taking flood-relief money before 2017.
The article does not include a response from the Samajwadi Party.
Officials are checking how much farmers’ crops were damaged.
People whose houses collapse, flood, or burn may receive a government home.
Emergency boats, rescue teams, shelters, and medical camps are also available.
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath accused the Samajwadi Party of diverting flood-relief funds before 2017.
Adityanath surveyed flood-affected areas in Varanasi and distributed relief materials.
He said flood-hit farmers’ crop losses are being assessed for compensation.
The state said families of eligible drowning or thunderstrike victims can receive Rs 4 lakh within 24 hours.
Forty-eight boats, emergency teams, relief shelters, and medical camps have been arranged in affected areas.
- Who
- Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, flood-affected residents, farmers, and state relief teams.
- What
- Relief materials and emergency assistance were provided, while flood damage was surveyed in Varanasi.
- Where
- Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh.
- When
- Saturday; the article does not give a specific date.
- Why
- To assist people affected by flooding and assess damage for compensation and other relief.
Key facts
- Relief distribution
- Relief materials were distributed to flood-affected people in Varanasi.
- Political accusation
- Yogi Adityanath alleged that the Samajwadi Party took away flood-relief funds before 2017.
- Death compensation
- Eligible families may receive Rs 4 lakh within 24 hours after deaths linked to drowning, thunderstrikes, or field work.
- Housing assistance
- Families whose poor households collapse, become submerged, or burn may receive homes through the Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojana or Chief Minister Awaas Yojana.
- Emergency resources
- Forty-eight boats and teams from the NDRF, DAC, and water police were placed on 24-hour standby.
- Additional measures
- Crop-loss surveys, relief shelters, and medical camps were arranged for affected residents.
Quotes
Yogi Adityanath
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister
“The relief materials that we are distributing today were not available before 2017. Only 'dry bread' used to be available back then, not hot meal, ration, milk, or dignity kit.”
thehansindia.com
“Steps have been taken to provide Rs 4 lakh to the families of those who might die due to drowning or thunderstrike, or while working at a field, within 24 hours.”
thehansindia.com
Sources
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