When an Indian farmer got $1 cheque in Flood relief
As per one report:
An Indian farmer who says his home and crops were badly damaged by severe floods this year has received government compensation of just 80 rupees ($1.31), a report said Wednesday. Sonba Ganpat Bawne, from the poverty-hit Vidarbha region in the western state of Maharashtra, said he had spent 14,000 rupees ($230) repairing his home after the flooding, according to the NDTV news network.
The 55-year-old said he received a cheque from the local government which was less than he had spent on refreshments for the official who surveyed the house to assess compensation a month ago. “This is a cruel joke on us. If the government is so hard up for money, we should collect some funds to help them out,” Bawne’s son Ruprao said.
But a district revenue officer, Ramesh Wandile, said the survey had shown only one percent damage, amounting to 83 rupees. “We gave a round figure of 80 rupees,” he told NDTV. The report said that, while a 20 billion rupee ($330 million) package was set aside for those hit by July’s floods in the area, many farmers complained of receiving little or no help from the state.
Now what you have to say on it....pl. comment.
An Indian farmer who says his home and crops were badly damaged by severe floods this year has received government compensation of just 80 rupees ($1.31), a report said Wednesday. Sonba Ganpat Bawne, from the poverty-hit Vidarbha region in the western state of Maharashtra, said he had spent 14,000 rupees ($230) repairing his home after the flooding, according to the NDTV news network.
The 55-year-old said he received a cheque from the local government which was less than he had spent on refreshments for the official who surveyed the house to assess compensation a month ago. “This is a cruel joke on us. If the government is so hard up for money, we should collect some funds to help them out,” Bawne’s son Ruprao said.
But a district revenue officer, Ramesh Wandile, said the survey had shown only one percent damage, amounting to 83 rupees. “We gave a round figure of 80 rupees,” he told NDTV. The report said that, while a 20 billion rupee ($330 million) package was set aside for those hit by July’s floods in the area, many farmers complained of receiving little or no help from the state.
Now what you have to say on it....pl. comment.
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