(PTI)
Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said extensive relief is being provided to the flood-hit states and crop insurance companies have been asked to be pro-active in settlement of claims of the affected farmers. He said the situation in flood-affected states including Assam, Gujarat, Rajasthan and West Bengal is being fully monitored and several agencies like the Army, the IAF, the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) and paramilitary forces are engaged in rescue and relief operations Wherever possible, union ministers are visiting the affected states, Modi said in his monthly radio programme ‘Mann Ki Baat’. “In this situation, everybody is going all out to help the affected people,” he said.
To deal with the flood situation, a 24×7 control room is working with the helpline number 1078. Noting that floods affect everything, he particularly talked about the farmers, saying they lose their crops in the deluge. In this context, he said crop insurance companies have been asked to be proactive so that claim settlement can be done at the earliest. The prime minister also said that the weather prediction by the Metereological Department nowadays is almost perfect and hence people should develop the habit of carrying out their tasks according to the predictions, so as to avoid losses.
