Statesman News Service
MALDA, Sept. 8: Government officials are facing problem following guidelines of the relief department regarding distribution of relief materials to flood victims due to unavailability of rice and grain.The Sabhdhipati Malda zilla parishad Mrs Sabina Yeasmin has raised the issue after inspecting the flood-affected zone in northern part of this district recently. Mrs Yeasmin was taken aback when she heard that the local block officials distributed 5 kg rice per family but the government order said that it would be distribute 12 kg per unit / head of a family in a month.The block officials have planned to increase relief by 1 kg next time after the sabhadhipati requested them to increase the quantity of rice for the flood victims. “It is very difficult to follow the government guideline on crisis management when adequate stock of rice is not available to meet demands of all flood affected people,” said Mr Debashis Sarkar, Chanchal SDO.Citing an example, Mr Sarkar said, “We need to distribute 1,200 kg rice when 100 people have been affected. But we have only 500 kg of rice available. How could we follow the government guidelines.”“Based on availability of stock of rice we had to distribute 5 to 6 kg rice to each family so that each and every one gets enough food,” he said. The Chanchal SDO said block officials would also distribute relief next time and it will continue until things are normal.
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