“The announcement of election dates and the model code of conduct will have no implication on relief work. When the model code does not prohibit relief work, why did the government write to the EC? Surendranagar & PatanIn Surendranagar district, most of the relief work was complete within a month of the July flood. The government had announced relief of Rs 20,000 per hectare for crop loss on irrigated land, Rs 10,000 per hectare non-irrigated land, and Rs 30,000 per hectare horticulture land. According to district collector Anand Patel, 100% of the approximately Rs 275 crore of flood relief work was complete before October 12.

Source: Indian Express October 25, 2017 20:48 UTC