Home minister Rajnath Singh (left) with Kerala chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan in New Delhi on Wednesday. The team visited Kerala after the state government had sent a detailed memorandum seeking Rs 4,700 crore as compensation. The Kerala government memorandum comprises details about the loss of human lives, properties, infrastructure and crops, another official said. On August 21, the central government had released Rs 600 crore for Kerala, as promised by Prime Minister Narendra Modi (Rs 500 crore) and the home minister (Rs 100 crore) during their visits to the state. This was in addition to Rs 562.45 crore already made available through the State Disaster Relief Fund.

Source: The Telegraph September 26, 2018 11:13 UTC