Bengaluru, August 12
Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa on Monday announced an assistance of Rs 5 lakh each to those who have lost their houses completely in the floods and landslides, to take up construction work.
The CM also announced Rs 1 lakh to those whose houses have been damaged, to take up repair work, and Rs 5,000 monthly to those staying in rental accommodation till their houses are ready.
He expressed hope that the situation in flood-ravaged parts of the state will be back to normal in four to six days as there had been a let-up in the rains. A total of 2,694 villages in eighty-six taluks of 17 districts in Karnataka have been affected due to floods and rains. According to information available from the state government, the death toll is 42 so far, while 12 were missing.
A total of 5,81,897 people have been evacuated and rescued so far, and 1,181 relief camps have been set up. — PTI
from The Tribune https://ift.tt/33r1cSV
via Today’s News Headlines
No comments: