K’taka CM surveys flood-hit districts, assures more aid

Bengaluru, Oct 22 : Karnataka Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa on Wednesday conducted an aerial survey of flood-hit districts in the state’s northern region and assured the affected people of more funds.
“The chief minister undertook aerial survey of Kalaburagi, Yadgir and Raichur in the state’s northern region and Belagavi, Bagalkote and Vijayapura in the northwest region and assured the affected the people of releasing more funds for their relief and rehabilitation,” an official told IANS here.
The state government has released Rs 86 crore last week for rescue and relief operations in about dozen districts, which were battered by heavy rains and flash floods, resulting in huge loss of houses, crops and infrastructure.
“As Prime Minister Narendra Modi has assured the state of all help, including financial aid to rehabilitate the affected people, more funds will soon be released to compensate them for losses they suffered,” the official asserted.
State Home Minister Basavaraj Bommai, Animal Husbandry Minister Prabhu Chauhan and state disaster management authority commissioner Manoj Rajan accompanied the chief minister in the aerial survey of the worst-hit districts.
The affected districts are Bagalkot, Ballari, Belagavi, Bidar, Gadag, Kalaburagi, Kodagu, Koppal, Raichur, Yadgir, Vijayapura and Udupi across the state’s north, northwest, coastal and southern regions.