Thiruvananthapuram: An amount of `36 lakh has been sanctioned from the Chief Minister’s Disaster Relief Fund for the rehabilitation of six more families in the worst affected areas of Kavalappara which were affected by the floods and subsequent landslides in 2019. The family will be given Rs. 6 lakh each to buy habitable land and pay for housing. The decision was taken at the cabinet meeting held today.
Six endangered families will be relocated to the Vellakatte area of Vazhikkadavu village near Kavalappara. The action was taken on the basis of a joint inspection by the District Soil Conservation Officer and the District Geologist on the recommendation of the District Disaster Management Authority to relocate these families from the endangered area.
Earlier, the Chief Minister’s Disaster Relief Fund had provided housing assistance to 462 families, including those who lost their homes and land due to floods, landslides, and mudslides, and those whose houses were left uninhabitable following the floods and those who were recommended for relocation by the Geology team.
The Cabinet also decided to provide Rs. 10 lakh to the family of Home Guard K Manoharan of the Fire and Rescue Services Department, who died while undergoing treatment for an accident while on duty. It was also decided at the cabinet meeting held today to appoint six on a re-appointment basis.
