Gandhinagar, July 13 (IANS) Gujarat has trained over 4,000 young volunteers under the first phase of the ‘Yuva Aapda Mitra’ Scheme, moving towards its target of creating a trained community-based disaster response force across 17 districts, with women expected to account for half of all participants.According to the Gujarat State Disaster Management Authority (GSDMA), the scheme aims to strengthen the state’s capacity to respond to natural and human-made disasters by preparing local volunteers t…
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Surat, July 12 (IANS) Surat district authorities have disbursed more than Rs 4.68 crore in financial assistance to 20,745 people affected by the recent floods, with compensation for cash doles and household losses continuing across the city’s worst-hit areas as survey teams complete damage assessments.According to the district administration, 3,690 beneficiaries across six affected talukas received more than Rs 83.93 lakh in financial assistance on Sunday alone under the state government’s relie…
Surat, July 12 (IANS) Surat district authorities have deployed 65 additional survey teams to accelerate damage assessment in flood-hit parts of the city, aiming to ensure that affected residents receive financial relief without delay after recent heavy rainfall and tidal flooding.The decision was taken under the supervision of District Collector Tejas Parmar as the administration seeks to complete surveys of casualties, injuries, damage to homes, household belongings and other movable and immova…
Surat, July 11 (IANS) The Gujarat government on Saturday continued distributing financial assistance to families affected by recent flooding in Surat, with Union Jal Shakti Minister C.R. Paatil handing over cash doles and compensation for household losses to beneficiaries in Patel Nagar of Godadara after a rapid damage assessment by the administration.The assistance was distributed in the presence of Surat district in-charge and Finance Minister Kanu Desai. Both ministers also visited flood-hit …
Surat, July 11 (IANS) Surat’s flood-affected traders, small businesses and industries will be able to access loans of up to Rs five lakh at a concessional interest rate of 9 per cent, while the Gujarat government is expected to announce a relief package after completing a rapid assessment of losses caused by the recent flooding, Deputy Chief Minister Harsh Sanghavi said on Saturday. The announcement came as The Varachha Co-operative Bank Ltd. launched its “Flood Loan” scheme and a new insurance …
Gandhinagar, July 11 (IANS) Gujarat Police’s Cyber Centre of Excellence (CCoE) has arrested 19 people in three separate investigations under “Operation Mule Hunt 2.0”, uncovering alleged cyber crime networks involving mule bank accounts, fake business entities and corporate bank accounts allegedly used to facilitate cyber fraud linked to more than Rs 330 crore across multiple states. According to the officials, the three investigations relate to separate cases registered in Gandhinagar and invol…
Surat, July 10 (IANS) Surat district authorities have disbursed Rs 1.5 crore in flood relief to 2,500 affected families within two days as surveys continue across waterlogged areas, while insurance companies have been directed to expedite compensation claims for traders who suffered losses during the recent heavy rains. District Collector Tejas Parmar said survey teams had been deployed immediately after flooding caused damage in several parts of Surat city.According to the administration, 50 su…
Surat, July 10 (IANS) Deputy Chief Minister Harsh Sanghavi on Friday visited flood-affected industrial areas in Surat to review the impact of heavy rainfall on manufacturing units and textile businesses, directing officials to expedite drainage, restore essential services, and address industrialists’ concerns. Sanghavi inspected Maruti Industrial Estate in Pandesara and the Millennium Textile Market near Kamela Darwaja, where factories and commercial establishments were inundated after heavy rai…
Surat, July 10 (IANS) Surat district authorities have deployed 227 government officials and employees in 41 teams to carry out an immediate door-to-door survey of flood-affected areas across the city, with relief payments already reaching more than 1,100 people following heavy rainfall and flooding.The exercise has been launched under the supervision of Surat District Collector Tejas Parmar to assess damage caused by creek flooding and waterlogging in different parts of the city.The survey will …
Surat, July 10 (IANS) More than 2,000 flood-affected families in Surat’s Bhatar area have begun receiving immediate financial assistance after the district administration completed door-to-door surveys in some of the worst-affected localities following the recent heavy rainfall and flooding.Deputy Chief Minister Harsh Sanghavi on Friday distributed financial assistance of Rs 6,800 per family to residents of Ambedkar Nagar, Azad Nagar, Indira Nagar and Rasulabad in Bhatar.The assistance comprises…