As against the normal rainfall of 832 mm the district received 1,146 mm and excess of 37.8 per cent from June till date this season. In the last week alone it registered 325.9 mm.
Disclosing this at an official review on floods, here on Monday, Collector Yogitha Rana said that seven persons died, 530 houses were completely destroyed and 3,976 partially damaged in the rains.
Rehabilitation camps
As many as 24 cattle heads also perished and rehabilitation camps were set up at 10 villages to provide shelter to 1,951 people.
Different crops in 28,000 hectares were affected and agriculture and revenue personnel were busy evaluating the damage.
Thirteen electric transformers and 116 electric poles were uprooted, 47 km length of Panchayat Raj roads, 248 kilometre R&B roads and 32 culverts were damaged. To take up repairs Rs.15 crore is needed. That apart, six tanks breached and bunds of 23 tanks were strengthened, she said.
Participating in the review the Special Officer for the district Ashok Kumar appreciated the efforts of the district administrative machinery in combating the disastrous situations during the heavy downpour and flood fury.
He said that the flood situation was under control.
The senior IAS officer who served as the Collector a decade and half back in the district also suggested to the official machinery to gear up to avoid the spread of communicable diseases and conduct health camps. Sanitation needs to be strengthened and medicines be kept available, he said.
Saying that farmers would be given compensation for the crop damages under the Prime Minister Fasal Yojana Scheme, he asked the officials concerned to visit every crop field of every farmer and assess the losses.
