18 years; ₹132.62 crore; the center demands the amount spent on airlifting to be reimbursed

The center demands the full amount spent on airlifting to be reimbursed. A letter has been sent to Kerala raising this matter. The center is demanding the full amount spent on airlifting, including the costs incurred during the 2018 floods, to be reimbursed. The demand is to reimburse ₹132.62 crore spent over 18 years from 2006 to 2024. It was in October of this year that V. Venu, who was the Chief Secretary, received a letter from the Ministry of Defence. The amount spent on airlifting during the flood that struck Kerala in August 2018 is clearly stated in the records.