(DNA)
To meet the Kerosene demands in the state, Modi government has now provided 9,300 kilolitres of kerosene to the flood-ravaged Kerala. The government will also provide 12,000 kilolitres of kerosene. Modi government on Sunday further informed that the LPG bottling plant in Kochi has also been reopened.
Meanwhile, according to the government data, more than 38,000 people rescued and evacuated from the flood-affected areas in Kerala. Medical aid has been provided to over 23,000 people. 3,00,000 food packets have been supplied by the Food Processing Ministry. The National Crisis Management Committee (NCMC) today directed the central ministries to focus on providing essential commodities and medicine and restoration of vital services in flood-hit Kerala.
The NCMC, headed by Cabinet Secretary P K Sinha, in its review meeting directed that focus should now be on provision of emergency supplies of food, water, medicines and restoration of essential services such as power, fuel, telecom and transport links as flood water recedes in Kerala. The Department of Food and Public Distribution has made available 50,000 metric tonnes of food grains (rice and wheat) to meet the immediate requirements with additional quantities in the pipeline, an official spokesperson said.
