Over 3 lakh flood-affected families in Hyderabad to get Rs 10k assistance

Hyderabad, Oct 20 : The government of Telangana will provide financial assistance of Rs 10,000 each to 3-4 lakhs families affected by heavy rains and floods in and around Hyderabad.
Minister for municipal administration and urban development K. T. Rama Rao on Tuesday said that the officials and public representatives will hand over financial assistance at the doorstep of the citizens.
He visited various inundated colonies in the limits of Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) and handed over the financial assistance of Rs 10,000 to the affected families.
KTR, as the minister is popularly known, interacted with the residents and stated that the government is taking up relief measures on a war footing.
KTR and animal husbandry minister Talasani Srinivas Yadav handed over the financial assistance to the affected families in MS Maqta and Raj Nagar in Khairatabad.
They also visited MJ Colony in Shaikpet and Nadeem Colony in Toli Chowki to distribute the assistance.