The State has spent an amount of Rs.28.81 crores for reconstructing the roads, bridges and slabs that were damaged in the flood in Kottayam. 328.55 km of the road was reconstructed. About 24,101 electricity connections including houses and institutions were restored. The Government has allocated an amount of Rs.7.23 crores for installing 15 transformers, 855 posts and 66.34 km of electric lines.
Financial aid of Rs.80.52 lakh was granted to 483 people from the fisheries sector.
Rs.66.33 lakh was distributed to 141 people who had lost their cattle and Rs.22.50 lakh given to 41 people for recovering cattle sheds. Apart from the above, 125 people were allowed financial aid of Rs.62.50 lakh.
As an aid to partially damaged houses,
Rs.10,000 each was given to 8602 houses, Rs.60,000 to 4785 houses and Rs.1.25 lakh to 2513 houses and Rs.2.50 lakh given to 1170 houses. The construction of 134 houses has been concluded out of the 841 completely damaged houses. The construction of the remaining is in different phases. The construction of 83 houses under the first phase of Care Home Project has been completed and keys have been handed over. Akalakunnam panchayat will soon kick off procedures to construct 100 apartments as per the second phase.
Rs 3310.34 lakhs was given to 5692 members of ayalkkoottams as a loan under the Resurgent Kerala Loan Scheme. Loans were provided to 19 small scale industries and shops as part of the Ujjivan Project. Rs 192.22 crore was allotted as family loans to 29,269 women. Rs 192.22crore was allotted to 29,269 people as linkage loan to purchase home appliances.
The Agriculture Department offered assistance with an expenditure of Rs.37.55 lakh in various forms such as horticulture special package for 1,272 farmers, soil protection for 1,585 farmers, paddy seeds for 12,468 farmers and so on.
Under MPLADS Pooled Fund Rs.126.04 lakh was given to construct toilet facilities in10 schools of Thiruvarpp, Aymanam, Kallama, Vechoor and Thalayolapparambu panchayats and Rs.42 lakh was given to 16 schools in Kumarakom to construct Reverse Osmosis Plants. SSLC certificates for 479 people and university certificates for 327 people who lost the same were made available via special adalats.
CARE HOME PROJECT: TEN HOUSES COMPLETED AT CHANGANASSERY
The co-operative sector has constructed houses as part of the Care Home Project. Under the initiative of the Ithithanam Janatha Co-operative bank, the houses were constructed on nine erected pillars to fight against the natural swamp formed as a result of the deluge. This has been done under expert advice. 10 houses were constructed in Changanassery Taluk under the Care Home Project. The co-operative sector has spent a total of Rs.49.51 lakh in Changanacherry. The other houses were constructed under the initiatives of Thuruthi, Vazhappally, Cheeranchira, Thrikkodithanam, Kurichi and Changanacherry North co-operative banks.
