On Thursday, the Gujarat High Court sought the state government’s reply on a PIL, seeking inclusion of affected families of Tauktae cyclone, and give them compensation after assessing the damage caused to their properties.
The PIL was filed by NGO Samta Sainik Dal that listed 78 families whose properties were damaged during the cyclone, which hit Gujarat coast on May 17.
These families are located in Bhavnagar, Amreli, Gir-Somnath and Junagadh districts.
The petitioner’s advocate Hemant Makwana submitted that teams of surveyors visited the villages, but the names of several affected persons did not find a mention in the list of the victims who are to be compensated by the government.
Besides seeking inclusion of these 78 families and compensation for the loss caused by the natural calamity, the PIL also sought the high court’s directions to concerned authorities to identify the families affected on account of cyclone Tauktae and allow them to produce evidence before district collectors and to ensure that their names are forwarded to the relief commissioner for benefit of compensation in proportion to the damage caused.
The petitioner submitted that for cyclone-ravaged areas, the centre had announced a relief package of Rs 1,000 crore. The state government also declared a package and fixed an amount for compensation towards property damages.
The HC has asked the state government to file its reply in three weeks. The petitioner is permitted to file a rejoinder in next one week, and posted further hearing on the issue on August 5.
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