Govt. decides to give Rs. 7 lakh along with site to Kodagu victims: Minister S.R. Mahesh
Madikeri: “The state government has decided to provide Rs. 7 lakh along with a site for house construction to those who have lost their homes in the Kodagu natural disaster”, informed Minister for Tourism, Sugar and Sericulture Sa Ra Mahesh, who is also the District in-charge minister.
Speaking at a function in K.R. Nagar, he said, Rs 6 lakh would be provided by the state government and one lakh from central disaster relief fund. Also, Rs 1 lakh to repair the damaged house, Rs. 50,000 to purchase necessary items, and Rs 10,000 a month to live in a rented house until their homes are constructed." he said.
Rs. 50,000 each to victim families
The government has decided to compensate Rs 50,000 each for landslides and flood victims in the district.
As per the SDRF/NDRF guidelines, Rs.1,800 for clothing and Rs. 2,000 for essential materials (total Rs. 3,000), can be paid to those whose homes have damaged in natural disasters. But this (amount) is not enough. Therefore we have taken this decision. The victims had requested to increase the compensation during the recent visit of the Chief Minister, Deputy Chief Minister, District in-charge minister, and several other ministers. This decision was taken in response to their request, which has been approved by the Cabinet.
At a cabinet meeting held on Thursday, it has been decided to give more compensation to the victims from the available Rs. 62 crore in Chief Minister's Relief Fund and the NDRF fund.
In all, 1,156 houses have been damaged in the district. of which, 186 destroyed, 530 severely damaged, 404 partially damaged. In all Rs. 5.78 crore is required to pay Rs. 50,000 to each victim family.
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Minor boy strangled to death for ransom in UP's Sultanpur
Sultanpur (PTI): A debt-ridden neighbour allegedly kidnapped and murdered an 11-year-old boy boy at Sultanpur, police said on Wednesday.
The accused, Asif alias Sonu, demanded a ransom of Rs 5,00,000 for releasing Osama alias Sahil to repay his debts, Kotwali police station SHO Naradmuni Singh said.
"The incident took place in the Gandhinagar locality of Sultanpur. The victim's father, Mohd Shakeel, said his son went missing on Monday night after he left to attend a wedding procession. Despite searches, there was no trace of the child," the SHO said.
On Wednesday morning, Osama's body with strangulation marks was found at the residence of the accused whom the police arrested, he said.
Asif, who lives in the same neighbourhood as the victim, exploited the trust built between the two families to carry out the crime, the officer said.
The killing of the minor boy has triggered outrage in the area with the residents demanding stringent punishment for the accused.
The victim's family has called for death penalty for Asif.
