Overview

• Chief Minister Mohan Yadav announced the assistance on Sunday, calling it a duty to support a neighbor and saying the situation will be monitored for further help.
• The package comprises Rs 5 crore for the Chhattisgarh Chief Minister’s relief fund and a relief train carrying essential supplies for affected communities.
• Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai publicly thanked Yadav on X, saying the support would strengthen relief efforts in the Bastar division.
• Days of heavy rain inundated Dantewada, Sukma, Bijapur and Bastar, with officials reporting more than 2,000 evacuations and around 20 deaths so far, based on preliminary figures.
• A partial breach of the Luti (Satbahini) dam in Balrampur on September 3 triggered a flash flood that killed eight people, with formal damage assessments still underway.