(IE)
The Uttar Pradesh government claimed to have rescued 87 people who were stranded in floodwaters in Shravasti and Kushinagar districts, in the wake of a sudden release of more than 5 lakh cusecs of water from different barrages after heavy rain in Nepal.
Of the rescued people, 76 are from Kushinagar and 11 from Shravasti, according to a press release issued by the state government. Also, nearly 400 residents from 18 villages of Shravasti were moved to safer places while 20 cattle trapped in floodwaters in Kushinagar were rescued, it was claimed.
Chief Minister Yogi Adiyanath on Sunday spoke to the district magistrates of Shravasti and Kushinagar to get an update on the situation and directed the two to conduct a survey of the crop damage and submit a report to the government within 24 hours, the press release said. He also ordered government officials to provide immediate compensation upon receiving the survey report.
The CM said that officials should visit the affected areas, monitor the relief efforts and help distressed people. The authorised relief amount be promptly provided to families who suffered loss of life due to the disaster, he added.
