Rain: How do you get compensation if your shop or house gets washed away in the rain? Know this important thing

Monsoon season is going on in India these days. In the monsoon season, people have got relief from the heat. But now the rain has also created problems for the people. There is a severe outbreak of rain in Delhi, Maharashtra, Gujarat and many other states of India. Landslides occurred in Wayanad, Kerala due to rain. Due to which the lives of thousands of people were affected.

At the same time, people had to face a lot of difficulties due to cloudburst in Manali, Himachal Pradesh. Overall, the rain has caused a lot of damage to many people this year. If your house or shop gets washed away due to rain. Then you are given compensation by the government. Let us tell you what to do for this.

The district administration is responsible

When the general public suffers a lot of loss due to rain and flood or any other natural disaster in a state. So in such a situation, the district administration is responsible for assessing the damage caused in the entire district. The District Collector along with the officials assesses the damage in the entire district and prepares a report. He sends this report to the state government. After this, after thoroughly examining the report, the state government announces compensation.

Give information to the Municipality or Panchayat

If your house or shop is damaged due to heavy rain or flood, then for this you have to inform the Municipality, Nagar Parishad or Panchayat of your area. After this, your complaint is sent to the Collector in the District Office by the concerned officials of the Nagar Parishad or Nagar Palika or Panchayat. The Collector sends it to the state government.

The damage is videographed

When there is damage due to flood and rain in any area, then the local administration there conducts a survey about the damage caused to the people there. In that, people give complete information about the damage caused to their house, shop or whatever they have suffered to the officials. And the officials assess the damage. Along with this, they also take photographs and also make videos of the damage caused by the flood.

The state gives compensation based on the loss
When all the reports reach the state government, then the state government gives compensation to the families who have suffered loss from its relief fund.

(PC: Freepik)