The flood and landslides that hit Assam this year have reportedly had an impact on up to 8.9 million residents of the state, according to the Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA).
Digital Desk: Parimal Suklabaidya, the
Assam fisheries minister, announced on Monday that the state government will
provide financial assistance to the fish farmers who suffered significant
losses as a result of the devastating floods in Assam in order to revive the
state's fish business.
According to Suklabaidya,
who spoke to ANI, the terrible floods caused considerable losses for roughly
80% of fish farmers totaling about Rs 1,000 crores, severely harming the fish
industry.
mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:black">"Nearly 80% of the
fish farmers in the state have experienced a significant loss, with a value
estimated at over Rs 1,000 crore. We gathered the information from various
state districts. We will be able to obtain the precise figure by July 15.
However, the preliminary data indicates that around 80% of the state's fish
producers have been impacted, according to Parimal Suklabaidya.
mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:black">He further stated that
the Assam government wanted to offer assistance and common fish seeds to the
distressed fish farmers in an effort to revive the fish business.
mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:black">The Minister further
stated that Assam is almost self-sufficient in terms of fish production.
mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:black">The gap between overall
demand and production has been narrowing because to programmes like the Chief
Minister Samagra Gramya Unnayan Yojana (CMSGUY), the Pradhan Mantri Matsya
Sampada Yojana (PMMSY), and Ghare Ghare Pukhuri Ghare Ghare Maach. Currently,
96% of the overall demand has been met, according to Suklabaidya.
mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:black">The flood and landslides
that hit Assam this year have reportedly had an impact on up to 8.9 million
residents of the state, according to the Assam State Disaster Management
Authority (ASDMA).
color:black">192 people in the state have already perished due to the
calamities.
color:black">The flood has impacted 2.40 lakh hectares of agriculture in 34
districts.
color:black">In 12 districts, about 5.39 lakh people are still under the
flood's effects. There are still 38751 individuals living in 114 aid camps
spread across eight regions.
color:black">Two Inter-Ministerial Central Teams recently paid the impacted
areas a visit to evaluate the damage.
color:black">The residents of the state are also concerned about contracting
infections as a result of the flood. Through direct contact with contaminated
waters, the risk of contracting water-borne infections rises when the
floodwaters begin to recede.
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