NEW DELHI: Union home minister Amit Shah on Thursday said that the Centre has approved Rs 1,066.80 crore as relief for states affected by floods and landslides this year. He confirmed that the funding would be disbursed under the central share of the State Disaster Response Fund (SDRF) and cover six states: Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Kerala, and Uttarakhand.In a post on X, Shah wrote, “Modi govt stands resolutely beside the states in all situations. Today the central government has approved Rs 1066.80 crore for flood- and landslide-affected states of Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Kerala, and Uttarakhand as part of the Central share under SDRF.”He added that over Rs 8,000 crore from SDRF/NDRF funds has been released to 19 states this year, and said that “providing all logistic assistance, including deployment of requisite NDRF, Army, and Air Force, has been our priority.”The announcement comes as several states continue to struggle with the aftermath of intense monsoon rainfall and landslides. The Indian Army has ramped up humanitarian assistance and disaster relief operations under *Operation Jal Rahat-2*, particularly across the northeastern states. In total, 40 relief columns have been deployed, rescuing 3,820 people so far, supplying more than 15,000 water bottles and 1,361 food packets, and offering medical care to over 2,000 people.In Himachal Pradesh, the army has mobilised its columns in the flood-hit Mandi district. A brigade commander is currently stationed there to oversee operations, with relief supplies already reaching cut-off villages like Degi, Rushad, and Chapad. Himachal Pradesh has suffered damages exceeding Rs 740 crore since June 20 due to excessive rain, with multiple cloudbursts and landslides claiming lives and destroying property.Despite some areas seeing water levels recede, the army remains on alert in Assam, Nagaland and Manipur, where rivers like Dhansiri and Nambol breached danger levels earlier this week.
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