Uttarakhand will get Rs 455.60 crore from SDRF fund, Union Home Ministry approved, Dhami expressed gratitude to the Center

The central government has approved an amount of Rs 1,066.80 crore for six flood and landslide affected states including Uttarakhand. In this, Rs 455.60 crore has been sanctioned to Uttarakhand as a central share from the State Disaster Relief Fund (SDRF).

States have been affected due to extremely heavy rains, floods and landslides during the southwest monsoon this year. There has been damage due to the disaster at many places in the state. Teams are working continuously to provide relief in the affected areas. According to the officials of the Disaster Management Department, with the receipt of this amount, reconstruction work etc. will be possible at the public property which has been damaged due to the disaster. At the same time, Chief Minister Dhami has expressed gratitude to the Center for approving the amount.

Modi government stands firmly with the states in every situation: Shah

In this regard, Union Home Minister Amit Shah has said in a post on X that the Modi government stands firmly with the states in every situation. Today the Central Government has sanctioned ₹1066.80 crore as Central share under SDRF for flood and landslide affected States of Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Kerala and Uttarakhand. This year more than ₹8000 crore has been provided to 19 States from SDRF-NDRF funds. Apart from financial assistance, providing all logistical support including deployment of necessary NDRF Army and Air Force has been our priority