The Kerala government has decided to cancel all government-funded events for a year, and use the money for flood relief instead.
The Kerala government has decided to cancel all government-funded events for a year, and use the money for flood relief instead.
The money will go to the Kerala Chief Minister's Distress Relief Fund, or CMDRF.
Programmes like the International Film Festival of Kerala and school youth festivals will be cancelled.
Monsoon rain caused the worst floods Kerala has seen in a century, and forced close to 3 per cent of the state's 35 million people to take shelter in relief camps. 488 have died during the monsoon season.
Floodwaters have subsided, but many houses are in ruins.
Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has appealed to Malayali diaspora across the world to make contributions for flood relief.
He has estimated that it will take over Rs 20,000 crore to bring normalcy back to Kerala.
The money will go to the Kerala Chief Minister's Distress Relief Fund, or CMDRF.
Programmes like the International Film Festival of Kerala and school youth festivals will be cancelled.
Monsoon rain caused the worst floods Kerala has seen in a century, and forced close to 3 per cent of the state's 35 million people to take shelter in relief camps. 488 have died during the monsoon season.
Floodwaters have subsided, but many houses are in ruins.
Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has appealed to Malayali diaspora across the world to make contributions for flood relief.
He has estimated that it will take over Rs 20,000 crore to bring normalcy back to Kerala.