Jammu: Jammu and Kashmir government has granted a financial assistance of Rs 1.70 crore in favour of the fire-affected families of Malwarwan village of tehsil Warwan of district Kishtwar.
As per the news agency KNO, the amount was sanctioned by Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today, and subsequently transferred to the official account of Deputy Commissioner Kishtwar by the Director Finance.
In a letter issued to the DC Kishtwar, Director Finance wrote: “The Chief Minister is pleased to sanction an amount of 170 lakh out of the J&K Relief Fund as financial assistance in favour of fire affected sufferers of Malwarwan. The said amount has been transferred to your official account through NEFT for its further disbursement among the 85 fire sufferers @ Rs 2 lakh per sufferer.”
On October 14, 2024, houses of 85 people were completely gutted in a devastating fire which left around 500 people homeless. Following the incident, Omar Abdullah after taking oath as CM visited the area and assured financial help to the affected families. (With inputs from KNO)
