Kolhapur, Aug. 25 -- The state government has distributed Rs 64.65 crore in cash as financial aids so far in two severely flood affected districts Kolhapur and Sangli as a first installment.
According to official reports, in Kolhapur district total RS 32,10,30,000 has been distributed as financial aids to total 48,589 families in rural areas and 15,617 in city areas while total 615.95 metric tonne wheat and rice has distributed to 61,595 famies per twenty kg as free of cost.
With continued torrential rain fall for 10 to 12 days, total 350 villages affected by severely flood but the crops damaged in total 1,041 villages out of total 1,212 villages in the district. Total 1.5 hector agriculture lands had submerged by flood water, in which 75...