Union Coal Minister and Telangana BJP State President, G Kishan Reddy has assured the people of flood-hit areas in the state that both the Central and State governments will stand by the victims and render all assistance to those affected in every possible way. He visited flood-hit areas of Khammam district in Telangana. Interacting with the flood affected people, the minister also assured that a retaining wall along the Munneru (मुन्नेरु) stream will be built to prevent future flooding. He said the Centre has told the state government to first use the fund of 1345 crore rupees available in the State Disaster Response Fund (SDRF) to help the flood-hit people. He said the amount is available with the state as an advance from the Government of India. More from our Correspondent:

Union Coal Minister G Kishan Reddy has visited the worst flood hit areas in Khammam district today and infused confidence among the affected people that the Governments will stand by them in the hour of need. He visited the affected areas and assessed the level of destruction caused due to the recent floods in Munneru. He interacted with the people at the flood-affected areas of Dhamsalapuram (थम्सलापुरम) and Thirumalapalem (तिरुमलपालेम) in the district and inquired about the flood relief and rehabilitation efforts. It may be recalled that 29 people lost their lives and over five thousand crore rupees worth public and private properties got damaged due to the recent heavy rains and flooding in the state. Meanwhile, the fresh orange alert of heavy to very heavy rain by Met officials in Kumaram Bheem Asifabad and Mancherial districts is causing concern among the authorities and they asked people to remain alert in the areas. The Met officials also issued a yellow alert to seven other Districts in the state that heavy rain is likely to occur during the next two days.