Of this amount, €1.6 million are needed for road repairs and €2.7 million for rebuilding the infrastructure, he said.
The local governments will supply co-financing in the amount of €1.31 million but €3.07 million have to be allocated from the contingency fund in the national budget.
As reported, the Latvian parliament today approved the Cabinet of Ministers decision about declaring state of emergency in agriculture in 29 regions affected by floods.
The Latvian government on August 28 passed a decree declaring a state of emergency in agriculture in 29 regions in the country's east until November 30 due to floods caused by heavy rain.
Flood damage to crops and road infrastructure in the Latgale province in eastern Latvia is estimated at several millions of euros.
Meanwhile Agriculture Minister Jānis Dūklavs, appearing on LTV September 7, said that up to 20,000 hectares of farmland may have been devastated in the flood.
