Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje, on 29 July, reviewed the situation in the flood-hit areas of the state and directed the officials to ensure that the relief operations were carried out smoothly.
The Army rescued 87 people and attended to three medical emergencies in the flood-hit villages of Jalore district.
540 Girls Saved by Army
In a major rescue operation on the night of 28 July, by the army in Jalore district, 540 girls were rescued from Dr Bhim Rao Girls Hostel in Bhainswara, the Times of India reported. The hostel was submerged after water escaped the Jawai dam in Jalore, trapping at least 540 students and teachers in the hostel.
Defence spokesperson Manish Ojha said, told the TOI:
We evacuated 540 girls and teachers along with other staff from the hostel on Friday night and shifted them to a safer place where all of them were provided with the medical aid and food.
Raje Govt Vows to Compensate Farmers
At a meeting at her official residence after conducting an aerial survey of Pali and Sirohi districts, Raje took feedback from the officials.
The officials briefed her on the rescue-and-relief operations in the affected areas and told her that 16 people had died in rain-related incidents in the state so far and around 12,000 were relocated from the affected areas.
Meanwhile, the revenue department issued an order for a special 'Girdawari' (record of land cultivation) in the flood-hit areas to assess the crop loss.
It also decided to convert the short-term loans of 2.95 lakh farmers in the affected districts to medium-term ones.
The government would bear an additional expense of Rs 196.05 crore towards this, a release said.
(With inputs from ANI, PTI, TOI)
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