Relief Efforts Ramp Up in Vidarbha After Heavy Rains: Girish Mahajan

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• Maharashtra Disaster Management Minister Girish Mahajan announced relief and rehabilitation efforts in Vidarbha after heavy rains on July 8-9.
• Nagpur and Amravati divisions faced flooding leading to eight deaths, injuries, and damage to houses, crops, and livestock.
• Districts impacted include Nagpur, Wardha, Gondia, Bhandara, Gadchiroli, and Chandrapur.
• Relief measures include financial assistance per Government Resolutions from May 30 and july 28 for affected citizens like vendors and shopkeepers.
• District Collectors have full authority for disaster relief decisions; 20,854 hectares of farmland were damaged affecting nearly 29,920 farmers in Vidarbha.
• Specific impacts: In Nagpur division-7 deaths reported along wiht over 1,927 partial house damages; Amravati division-1 death with damage to multiple farms/houses involving smaller scale incidents recorded clearly Farmers await assessments

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