Environmental Sciences, asked by fazal45, 1 year ago

A short note about flood in kerala

Answers

Answered by sarikadevi0405pegey1
0
The beautiful state of Kerala stands dejected as it faces the worst floods of the century. The life of its citizens is in disarray since the floods struck the state. Stay connected with us to know day-to-day news highlights from the flood-hit Kerala.

31st August 2018: The total insurance claims by the people in flood-hit Kerala is anticipated around Rs. 4,500 crores by the four public sector insurance companies. According to AV Girija Kumar who is the Chairman of GIPSA and CMD of Oriental Insurance Co Ltd., this estimated figure is based on the claims received by the insurance companies till Wednesday.

The petition filed regarding the acceptance of foreign aid to carry out relief operations in flood-hit Kerala has been rejected by the Kerala Court. The judge who passed the order rejected it on the grounds of not interfering with the decision of the central government.

30th August 2018: Banking and financial relief in the form of concessional loans will be provided to the Kerala flood victims to help them rebuild their houses. Along with this, banks will not take any charges for the issue of duplicate cheque books, passbooks, account statements, deposit receipts, new debit cards in case of any loss of these documents in the flood situation. Victims can also avail top-up loans from the banks and financial institutions for house repair.

29th August 2018: Rahul Gandhi, Congress president, will be visiting the district of Wayanad in Kerala today to have a look at the flood situation in the area.

The Cochin International Airport will resume its operations from today as the flood-hit Kerala is getting back on its feet.

A high-level delegation will be reviewing the relief and rehabilitation efforts carried out by the banks and insurance companies in the flood-hit Kerala. A meeting for the same will also be held between the central government and the heads of the bank and insurance companies.

28th August 2018: The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has decided to provide digital marksheets/migration certificates/pass certificates to the students who have lost these documents in the Kerala floods.

27th August 2018: Many people have begun leaving the relief camps and started returning to their homes to resume their lives. As schools and educational institutions are all set to open from August 29, the relief camps in such places will be shifted to other buildings.

26th August 2018: While addressing India in his monthly radio programme Mann Ki Baat, Prime Minister Narendra Modi assured the people of Kerala that the whole nation stands with them in their difficult times. He also appreciated the efforts of the armed forces engaged in carrying out rescue operations in the flood-hit state.

Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan also requested all the Malayalees to donate their one month salary to the rebuilding of the state.

25th August 2018: Despite shaken by the worst floods of the century, the netizens of Kerala at the relief camps are celebrating Onam with full vigor and joy. Some relief camps will also provide free lunch to the people without homes on the auspicious occasion of Onam.

24th August 2018: The Cochin International Airport will resume its operations from August 29 onwards as flood water at the premises of the airport has receded. Earlier, the date declared by the CIAL was August 26 but later got extended by the authority by three more days.

The business of the vegetables, fruits, and flowers sellers has witnessed a major blow due to the cancellation of Onam celebrations in the flood-hit state.

23rd August 2018: The Central Government and the Kerala state government are at loggerheads over accepting of foreign remittances towards Kerala floods. The central government had earlier rejected the donations offered by some nations towards the rebuilding of the state. Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan would be meeting PM Modi to convince him to accept the donation of Rs. 700 crore from UAE where the population of Indians is estimated to be around three million.

22nd August 2018: India has refused to accept any donations from foreign countries towards floods in Kerala. The countries-Qatar, UAE, and the Maldives have offered financial assistance to help the victims of the Kerala floods.
A Cyclone Warning Centre will be set up by the central government in Thiruvananthapuram due to ensuing harsh weather conditions and tropical cyclones in the Karnataka and Kerala coasts. This will help in strengthening the forecasting by the Indian Meteorological Department in Kerala.


Answered by krish188295
2
flood in kerala is a important topic nowdays. We know that flood is very powerful natural disaster, it can destroy everything, as news says lots of houses are destroyed and many peoples are stuck out of house no food no clothes we should help with donating them some money and help them
Similar questions