Centre offers Rs 200 cr for flood mitigation programme in Thiruvananthapuram

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The Centre has sanctioned Rs 200 crore for a flood mitigation project that can solve the ongoing woes in Thiruvananthapuram due to rains. Union Minister and NDA candidate in Thiruvananthapuram, Rajeev Chandrasekhar, informed about this through his X account.

"In yet another gesture of extending helping hand to #Kerala, PM @narendramodi ji’s Govt offers assistance for Rs 200 Cr project under the Urban Flood Mitigation Programme for #Thiruvananthapuram.

The @pinarayivijayan government must now act - by submitting a proposal for Thiruvananthapuram. The deadline for this proposal is the end of May’24.

This programme aims to solve the problem of floods caused by heavy rains, which wreak havoc for the people of Thiruvananthapuram," Rajeev Chandrasekhar wrote on X.

Guidelines for disbursement of funds allocated under the National Disaster Relief Fund as per the recommendations of the 15th Finance Commission were issued on February 28, 2022. 2500 crores have been earmarked for relief work in seven cities of the country (from FY 2021 to 2026).

The Centre is designing flood control schemes in other cities in the said model. According to this, Rs 1800 crore have been allotted to nine cities of the country including Thiruvananthapuram. Each city should plan and implement a Rs 200 crore flood relief plan. Rs 200 crores (i.e. 75 percent of the project) will be provided by the central government.