Government disbursed Rs 17.33 crore to flood victims in two days

 In the last two days, Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) has received 17,333 fresh flood relief applications.
Flood victims queue up in front of a Meeseva centre for Rs 10,000 relief, at Prasanth Nagar Colonyin Hyderabad on Monday | Vinay Madapu
Flood victims queue up in front of a Meeseva centre for Rs 10,000 relief, at Prasanth Nagar Colonyin Hyderabad on Monday | Vinay Madapu

HYDERABAD: In the last two days, Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) has received 17,333 fresh flood relief applications. The corporation said that an amount of `17.33 crore had been disbursed, after municipal elections. 

The disbursement of flood relief commenced on Tuesday, wherein a total of, 7,939 applications were received and `7.90 crore was deposited in the bank accounts of beneficiaries. On Wednesday alone, 9,394 applied for flood relief, and government disbursed `9.39 crore. Before elections, GHMC distributed flood relief in the form of cash to about 4.13 lakh families.

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