Govt extends addl ex-gratia for rain victims

Hyderabad: The Telangana Government decided to extend enhanced ex-gratia payments for families affected by heavy rains and floods. As per the orders, for Human death: Rs5 lakh (earlier Rs4 lakh); Cattle death (big animals): Rs50,000 (earlier Rs37,500); Sheep/goat death (small animals): Rs5,000 (earlier Rs4,000). An amount of Rs1.3 crore has been sanctioned for affected districts, including Kamareddy, Medak, Asifabad, Suryapet, Nizamabad, Adilabad, Sangareddy, Siddipet, Mulugu, Mahabubnagar, Jagtial, Nirmal, and Sircilla.