With a view to providing better amenities in relief camps and for effective coordination, the Kerala State Disaster Management Authority (KSDMA) has decided to strengthen disaster preparedness of local bodies by sanctioning funds in advance.
From this year, relief camps will provide improved facilities, including hygienic surroundings and access to entertainment such as television, cinema and news feeds, for those at the camps.
To arrange these facilities, the KSDMA will provide funds to the local bodies in advance to host camps in each ward in their limits. This is the first time that advance payment is issued. In the past, local body chiefs or revenue authorities will have to complete many formalities to get the funds incurred for running camps in their limits., even months after disasters.
