Why did the union home ministry declare the flood in Kerala a calamity of severe nature?
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The decision was taken following the damage caused by heavy rain, floods and landslides in the state. ... “Keeping in view of the intensity and magnitude of the floods and landslides in Kerala, this is a calamity of a severe nature for all practical purposes,” an unidentified home ministry official said.
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“Keeping in view of the intensity and magnitude of the floods and landslides in Kerala, this is a calamity of a severe nature for all practical purposes,” an unidentified home ministry official said. The decision was taken considering the damage caused by the heavy rain and floods this monsoon, especially in past one week, in Kerala.
Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said six people died on Monday. At least 223 people have lost their lives in the rains, floods and landslides in the state since August 8 and more than 360 people since May 29. Rescue operations are still under way across the state.
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“Centre said they will make all necessary requirements available to us but in today’s situation what is most needed is the necessary help, equivalent to the total damages caused so far,” Vijayan said, according to ANI.
When a calamity is declared to be of “rare severity” or “severe nature”, support to the state government is provided at the national level. The Centre also considers additional assistance from the National Disaster Response Fund, reported PTI.
A Calamity Relief Fund is set up, with the corpus shared on a ratio of 3:1 between the Centre and the state government. If resources in the Calamity Relief Fund are inadequate, additional assistance is considered from the National Calamity Contingency Fund, funded completely by the Centre. Relief in repayment of loans or for grant of fresh loans to flood victims on concessional terms are considered once a calamity is declared “severe”.