Govt draws up list of flood victims

The Maharashtra government has submitted to the Bombay High Court a list of 1,493 people, who died in the recent deluge in various parts of the state and due to various flood-related diseases.

The list was submitted to the bench comprising in response to a public interest litigation (PIL) filed by a group of TV and Bollywood personalities, alleging total "failure" of the disaster management system of the state, leading to floods.