Kumaraswamy announces Rs 200 crore aid for flood relief work in Karnataka

Kumaraswamy announces Rs 200 crore aid for flood relief work in Karnataka Asked whether or not the kingdom would be approaching the Centre for alleviation, Kumaraswamy stated he could simply be looking for its assistance for which the losses need to be predicted. The CM, who held a excessive-level meeting with senior officers and ministers, said the rains had been heavier than regular. Ministers had been camping inside the affected districts and secretaries in-price requested to hurry to those locations, he said. A press release from the leader minister's workplace said 29 relief camps were installation and 1,755 human beings provided shelter. The release said two deaths in Kodagu and one each in Udupiand Shivamogga have been reported till now. Kodagu has been badly affected by flood and mudslides and many people were stranded in numerous locations. Help of the Army has been sought to rescue the people, the CM said. Though helicopters were readyfor rescue operations, they could not take off owing to hard weather. However, efforts might be taken again the following day to rescue them, he stated, adding that there has been sufficient meals for the affected. 'We have got the first-hand data based on which we've decided to release Rs 2 hundred crore and informed officials to absorb relief work,' the CM said. Dailyhunt http://yarp.com/5cca3609a6dc