Ask all ministers and high officials to cut short of their officail as well as personal buget
like travelling and all other expenses . On Thu, Sep 11, 2008 at 7:24 PM, Zafar A Khan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > .............all the politica leaders of bihar including CM have been > demanding huge money for reconstruction and relief so > that..........they could all gobble it up......... > Usual story......... > > On 9/11/08, Dr.V.N. Sharma <[EMAIL PROTECTED] <vnsh44%40gmail.com>> wrote: > > *Bihar CM to call for special flood relief package* > > > > > *Patna: *Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Wednesday said he would > demand > > a special package from the central government for the flood-ravaged state > to > > enable rehabilitation and reconstruction once the floodwaters recede. > > > > "I have sought an appointment with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh after > > Thursday to meet him and formally put forth a demand for a special > package > > for rehabilitation and reconstruction in flood-affected districts," Kumar > > said. > > > > He said that the task of rehabilitation and reconstruction was a huge > one. > > > > "It is not possible for the state government to carry out rehabilitation > and > > reconstruction on its own in view of the huge task caused by devastation. > We > > strongly feel that Bihar needs a special package from the central > > government," the Chief Minister said. > > > > The floods had damaged standing crops, roads, bridges, houses and > whatever > > came in its way, reports IANS quoting Kumar. > > > > Over 2.8 million people and nearly one million cattle have been affected > by > > the floods caused by the change in course of the Kosi river, following a > > breach in an embankment upstream in Nepal. About one lakh hectares of > > farmland have been submerged and nearly three lakh houses damaged. > > > > Last month, the Prime Minister had termed the Bihar floods as a national > > calamity and announced the immediate release of Rs 1,000 crore as relief > for > > the state. > > > > He also announced the immediate release of 1.25 lakh metric tonnes of > > foodgrains for the affected people. > > > > About 9.71 lakh people have been evacuated to safer places in the > flood-hit > > areas till date. Around 2.79 lakh people have taken shelter in over 300 > > relief camps in flood-affected areas, officials said. > > > > According to the water resources department, the Kosi river continued to > > recede. But it still poses a threat to the lives of the trapped people. > > > > The floods have claimed at least 50 lives, according to official > estimates. > > However, voluntary agencies fear the number could be in several hundreds. > > > > >
