Revenue and Disaster Management Minister Kyrmen Shylla has stated that directions have been issued to all Deputy Commissioners to release grant in aid at the earliest to people who were affected in the recent thunderstorm that struck several districts of Meghalaya.
Shylla today said that powers have also been given to the DCs to utilise a corpus of funds and give the grant to the affected families without having to seek approval from the state government.
“They can release the funds at the earliest for the people and the paperwork will be done,” he said, adding that if the monies run out, the DCs can approach the state government for more.
According to a preliminary report by the Revenue and Disaster Management Department, as many as 1061 families have been destroyed by the storm and 25 people were injured across the State.
The department said that 4192 people in 98 villages were affected by the storm.
Eastern West Khasi Hills is the most affected district with 525 families in 40 villages ravaged by the storm.