Gujarat government Spokesperson and minister Nitin Patel told reporters in Gandhinagar that out of Rs 300 crore, Centre will contribute Rs 150 crore through Calamity Relief Fund(CRF).
"At present, we are announcing a relief package of Rs 300 crore for affected regions. Out of Rs 300 crore, Rs 150 crore will come from CRF while state government will contribute the remaining Rs 150 crore," he said.
"The package amount may go up, as we are still doing the survey of loss and pay accordingly in days to come" the minister said.
Several domestic as well as wild animals including 10 Asiatic lions had also lost their life.
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Apart from Amreli and Rajkot, several villages of adjoining Bhavnagar district were also affected. Strong winds and incessant rain caused considerable damage in some parts of South and central Gujarat, including Vadodara, Bharuch and Valsad.
According to Patel, around 300 villages in Gujarat were affected due to heavy rains and floods, which washed away around 50,000 hectares of agriculture land and caused heavy losses to more than one lakh farmers.