The prices of the Monsoon
The chief minister of Kerala, Pinarayi Vijayan, announced on Tuesday that his government will need 200,000 million rupees (2,474 million euros) to rebuild the Indian state (south), which has been razed after the monsoon. Vijayan has explained that Kerala will need 200,000 million rupees for reconstruction. Also, more than 370 people have died and more than a million have had to leave their homes because of the floods.
More than 370 people have died and more than a million have had to leave their homes because of the floods and landslides caused by torrential rains in Kerala, the worst in a century, according to the latest assessment of victims.Vijayan has explained that Kerala will need 200,000 million rupees for reconstruction, of which he intends to get half of it in international markets. For this, it has advanced, it will ask the central government to raise the public debt ceiling of the Indian state to 4.5 percent from the current three percent.
"Our intention is not to restore the state to simply return to the previous situation, but to create a new Kerala," the prime minister said in statements to the media.Vijayan has revealed that the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has committed 7,000 crore (86 million euros). "Kerala has a special relationship with the UAE," which, like many Gulf countries, welcomes many Indian workers, he said.
On the other hand, the Indian Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, has announced 6 billion rupees (74 million euros) to respond to the humanitarian crisis unleashed in Kerala. The federal Executive has already sent tons of medicines and hygiene and sanitation kits.
The state of Kerala is the most affected, with 387 deaths registered until August 22, according to the source. They are followed by Uttar Pradesh with 204, West Bengal with 195, Karnataka (161) and Assam (46).The governor of Kerala, Pinarayi Vijayan, estimates that between August 8 and 26, 302 people have died in the state. The number of displaced persons is approximately 462,000 people, who are housed in temporary camps.In 2017, floods resulted in more than 1,200 deaths in India, according to Ministry data. The most affected area was then Bihar, with a total of 514 dead.
The death toll from heavy floods in India has risen to 993, according to the local newspaper The Times of India, which has collected data provided by the Ministry of the Interior.
