Principal Secretary (Disaster Management) Vyasji said the chief minister directed that those whose houses and crops have been damaged should be given compensation and agriculture input subsidy respectively at the earliest.
Kumar, who held a high-level meeting here to assess the loss of life and property, asked officials to ensure payment of ex-gratia compensation in case of loss of human life, Vyasji said.
Water Resources Department Minister Vijay Kumar Chaudhary, Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh, Disaster Management Minister Renu Kumari Kushwaha, Chief Secretary A K Sinha, Development Commissioner Alok Kumar Sinha and other senior officials attended the meeting convened by Kumar at his official residence.