A day after conducting an aerial survey of districts in north Karnataka affected by the recent heavy rains and floods, Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa Thursday sought special assistance of Rs 10,000 crore from the centre, pointing out that the situation this year is more severe than the previous years.
The CM said that a cumulative loss of Rs 21,609 has been reported due to heavy rains and floods, experienced thrice already in this year. In a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the CM mentions the estimated loss during the first spell of extreme rainfall and flood between August and nid September to be Rs 9,441 crore. The same is around Rs 5,568 crore considering the second spell of incessant rains that took place during the second half of September, while the latest spell which began on October 10 has reported damage and loss of about Rs 6,500 crore, Yediyurappa stated.
Heavy rain and release of water into the Bhima river from dams in Maharashtra had caused devastating floods in North Karnataka districts. Yediyurappa had said on Wednesday that around 43,000 people were evacuated after 247 villages were inundated due to heavy rains and floods across Kalaburagi, Yadgir, Raichur, Vijayapura, and Bidar districts.read more
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