YSR Congress party president and Andhra Pradesh chief minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy is known for his magnanimity in extending financial assistance to the poor and the needy as part of his welfare agenda.
On Tuesday, the chief minister announced a cash assistance of Rs 2,000 to every household in the flood hit areas of East and West Godavari districts, which were battered by heavy rains in the last two days.
Jagan, who spoke to the Collectors of East and West Godavari districts through a video conference, directed that the people in the relief camps should get all the necessary help, and there should be no difficulty procuring essential commodities.
He ordered that food, ration, medications should be timely distributed in the camps and other areas.
The district collectors have briefed the chief minister on the situation in both the districts. East Godavari district collector D Muralidhar Reddy said that people, especially pregnant women and children, have already been evacuated.
About 14,477 people are currently taking shelter at around 95 relief camps, and approximately 135 boats and nine motorboats are stationed in various areas.
West Godavari collector R Mutyala Raju Revu informed the CM that around 5000 people are currently taking shelter at 26 relief camps in the district. About 6 SDRF teams, along with 1 NDRF team, have been deployed in the districts.
The chief minister instructed the officials to deploy 1 Mandal revenue officer at each relief camp to take stock of all the relief operations. Also, the public representative should actively take part in flood relief activities. The joint collector will supervise the relief camps across the district.
The Chief Minister has also directed the officials that the aftermath of these floods should be focused on next. The CM said that the sanitation drive should begin immediately and even instructed to restore power and communication systems at the earliest.
