Bengaluru: The Union Government, yesterday released the second instalment of Rs. 1,870 crore for Karnataka, four days after Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa made an appeal during PM Modi’s visit to Tumakuru for immediate grant of flood relief. The approval came after Union Home Minister Amit Shah reviewed the relief and rehabilitation works in all flood-affected…
Delay in extending flood relief: Mega convention of farmers in Bagalkot on Sept. 15; Bengaluru on Oct. 4
September 12, 2019Mysuru: Karnataka Rajya Raitha Sangha (KRRS) and Hasiru Sene together have decided to hold a mammoth convention on Sept. 15 in Bagalkot and another one on Oct. 4 in Bengaluru Freedom Park to condemn the inaction of Central and State Governments to provide relief to flood victims and aggrieved farmers. Disclosing this at a press…
Flood Relief: Cops issue warning against unauthorised fund collection
August 13, 2019Mysuru: With complaints of unauthorised persons collecting donations in cash and relief materials for flood relief fund, the City Police have cautioned public against making donations to such persons as there is every possibility of misuse. In a press release, the Police have appealed the public to credit their donations to the Chief Minister’s Flood…
Centre sanctions Rs. 546 Crore for flood relief in Karnataka
November 20, 2018Bengaluru: The Union Government on Monday approved Rs.546.21 crore for flood relief in Karnataka. The funds were approved following report of an inter-Ministerial team that visited areas affected in Karnataka, including Kodagu district — the Country’s largest coffee-growing region — which was hugely affected by floods and landslips in August. The relief was announced after…
CM leads delegation to PM:Kumaraswamy seeks Rs. 2,000 crore from Centre as immediate flood relief
September 10, 2018New Delhi: Karnataka Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy has said that he has sought Rs. 2,000 crore as immediate relief from the Centre for taking up relief and rehabilitation works in flood-ravaged districts of the State. Speaking to press persons at Karnataka Bhavan here this noon, after leading a delegation to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to…
Flood Relief: DC clarifies
August 21, 2018Mysuru: Mysuru Deputy Commissioner Abhiram G. Sankar has clarified that the collection of relief materials to the flood-affected regions of Kodagu has not been stopped. In a press release, the DC has said, “It has been reported in media that I have requested for stopping collection of relief materials. This is wrong.” “I have not…
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