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HELPING HAND: TRS president K. Chandrasekhar Rao consoling flood-affected people in Karimnagar town on Wednesday. - Photo: R. Raju
KARIMNAGAR: Telangana Rashtra Samiti president and former Union Minister K. Chandrashekhar Rao has alleged that the Government was again betraying people of Telangana region in providing relief to the people and farmers affected by the rains and floods in the district.
The TRS chief visited flood-affected villages of Illanthakunta, Sircilla mandals and also Karimnagar town on Wednesday to inspect the flood damage and console the affected families. He also announced an ex gratia of Rs. 10,000 each to the bereaved family members on behalf of his party and distributed the same to five families in Illanthakunta and Sircilla mandals.
Demands
Talking to newsmen, he demanded that the State Government provide an ex gratia of Rs. 3 lakhs to the families of the people who were killed in the floods. He also demanded construction of houses to all those who lost their houses and a special package to take up repairs of minor irrigation tanks which breached because of poor maintenance by the Government. He also sought removal of sand dunes from the fields on a war-footing.
He alleged that the State Government has betrayed people of the region by not extending Rs 1.5 lakhs compensation to those who lost their lives during the August rains in the district.
Restore pump sets
Referring to the reports about the washing away of some 700 to 800 agricultural pump sets in the floods in the Peddapalli division, he demanded that the government distribute the pump sets to the farmers. He also sought a special package for the fishermen community.
He also sought suitable rehabilitation package for those who were displaced due to the proposed Mid Manair Dam (MMD) reservoir in the district.
The TRS legislators -- Nayini Narasimha Reddy, Etala Rajender, V. Lakshmikantha Rao, K. Lingaiah, K. Eshwar and others accompanied the TRS chief.
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