No. GDS/CHQ/35/1/2009 Dated: 08-10-2009
Ms. Radhika Doraiswamy,
Secretary,
Department of Posts,
Dak Bhavan,
New Delhi – 1.
Sub.: Havoc wreaked by severe floods in Karnataka and A.P. Circle.
Madam,
The news of the devastation caused by the floods in North Karnataka (Bagalkot, Raichur, Ballary e.t.,) and A.P. (Kurnool Region) does not require to be described in so many words. The condition of the marooned people and those who have been hit by the floods is beyond description and can only be imagined rather described.
The Postal employees, especially the G.D.S. employees are spread over interior parts of the country side. Those in affected areas have lost everything, like other people. These Postal employees require help from the department of Posts. The states Government are trying to rush help to the affected people but these measure are proving to be too limited and too short to mitigate the misfortune. The Postal department, therefore, has to rush immediate help to its employees - help of immediate use and help for reconstruction of the property damaged by the floods.
You are, therefore, requested kindly to view the situation in the flood affected areas as that of human tragedy and natural calamity and take immediate measures to rush the following reliefs to the Postal employees - departmental and GDS employees as;-
(i) Arrange sufficient relief from welfare fund commensurate with the severity of conditions One month advances pay(TRCA);
(ii) Grant of house building advances/flood advance, to the Postal employees so that they may repair reconstruct the damage done to their property.
We shall be thankful for an early action and a word in reply.
Yours faithfully,
(S.S. Mahadevaiah)
General Secretary