Hyderabad, Sept. 2 -- Telangana chief minister A Revanth Reddy on Monday, September 1, announced an ex-gratia of Rs 5 lakh to the families of those who died during the recent floods in Telangana.

He also announced that Rs 10 crore will be released to the collectors under the contingent fund for works in the districts that have been severely affected by the rains, and Rs 5 crore to the collectors of the districts that suffered minor losses.

During a video conference held at Dr BR Ambedkar Telangana state Secretariat over the flood situation in the state, Revanth Reddy expressed his anguish at the officials for their neglect in utilising the State Disaster Relief Fund (SDRF) funds as per the rules.

He ordered the officials to expedite th...