PANAJI
Goa Governor P S Sreedharan Pillai on Monday pitched for Central assistance to tide over the damage, estimated to be to the tune of Rs 500 crore caused by the floods in Goa.
Pillai said some 5,000 houses were damaged by the incessant heavy rains which lashed the State in the last two weeks.
“As per government sources more than 5,000 houses have been damaged or destroyed. And the large number of standing crops has also been damaged. The loss is estimated to be in the region of around Rs 500 crore,” Pillai said while speaking to reporters.
Pillai also said that the Central government is sympathetic to Goa and it was providing adequate relief to aid those affected.
“I am requesting the Central government to give more and more help to the flood-affected people of Goa,” Pillai said and hoped that the difficult situation will be over.
