October 17, 2023: Sikkim chief minister PS Tamang on October 16, 2023, announced two housing schemes for those who lost their homes in the flash flood in the state. According to media sources, the CM said that the Puranwas Awas Yojna (Rehabilitation Housing scheme) and the Janta Housing Colony scheme will be passed by the Cabinet on October 17, 2023, and will be implemented thereafter. The state government will also provide Rs 10,000 each to students who lost their school materials and Rs 5,000 more if they live on rent far from home.
Under the Rehabilitation Housing Scheme, the state government will allot land and build houses for the beneficiaries. However, if anyone owns a plot and wishes for a house to be built on it, the government will build it. The chief minister said 2,011 houses will be built under the scheme and the state government is looking for suitable land for the implementation of the programme. People who used to stay in rented accommodation which was washed away in the flood will be given Rs 5,000 each for the next three months under the same scheme.
Under the Janta Housing Colony scheme, the government will construct a housing colony for those who do not have their own homes. The affected individuals will not have to pay any rent to the government to live in the Janta Housing Colony for the next three years.
Apart from monetary relief, the people whose houses have been washed away will be provided with kitchen appliances along with bathroom and bedroom essentials. The chief minister directed the officials to provide people with documents that were lost in the flood free of cost. The chairman of the state level bankers committee has been directed to give a 12-month extension and relaxation for the repayment of all loans. CM said those who lost their businesses because of the flood will be given loans up to Rs 10 lakh which will be interest-free for 24 months. For any existing business loans, EMIs will be restructured at 0% interest.
According to the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA), a combination of excess rainfall and a Glacial Lake Outburst Flood (GLOF) event at South Lhonak Lake in North Sikkim could have triggered the flash floods.
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