Manipur govt to build 20-30 houses per-constituency for flood-hit people
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Manipur CM N Biren Singh said his government will build at least 20 houses in each of the 60 Assembly constituencies for people whose homes were destroyed in the recent flood.
He added funds will come through Local Area Development Fund of the legislators.
He was interacting with the Indian Oil Corporation representatives who had come to donate 500 cylinders to the flood-affected people.
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One of the worst floods since 1989: Singh
Singh said over 1.8L people have been affected due to the flash-floods in the state.
The floods claimed eight lives so far and rendered 59,689 people homeless since 23,456 houses across 304 villages were affected during the pre-monsoon flood.
Singh described the flash floods as one of the worst since 1989.
Many people were put up at 200 relief camps across the state.