India, Sept. 23 -- The Palghar administration in Maharashtra has distributed a collective financial assistance of Rs 30 crore to 15,000 people affected by floods in the district in July, an official said on Wednesday.

Heavy rains caused flooding between July 5 and 10 in the Vasai, Virar and Nalasopara areas of the district, causing widespread damage to homes and commercial units, Vasai tehsildar Deepak Gaikwad said in a release.

The joint survey teams from the revenue department and the Vasai-Virar City Municipal Corporation recorded around 19,000 affected applicants. Of them, 15,000 victims with error-free documentation have received assistance of Rs 20,000 each, he said.

The remaining 4,000 applications were pending due to discrepanc...