WB govt to build houses, distribute seeds in flood-hit areas

The West Bengal government has taken up a programme to spend Rs 75 crore for construction and repair of houses of villagers and Rs 10 crore for distribution of seeds and fertilisers among farmers affected by the recent floods in four badly affected districts.
Announcing this here today state Disaster Management Minister Javed Khan said Rs 75 crore would be spent for construction of houses either fully or partially damaged.
Steps were on to identify the beneficiaries, the minister said.
State Agriculture minister Malay Ghatak said Rs 10 crore would be spent for distributing seeds of various crops and fertilisers among the farmers affected in those districts within November 15.

The worst affected four districts are West Midnapore, East Midnapore, Howrah and Hooghly, he said.
Nearly, 2.2 lakh people were affected in the floods which hit six districts of the state, including Bankura and Burdwan, claiming 17 lives.