Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], Aug 21 (NT): Karnataka Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy has demanded the Centre to provide Rs 100 crore relief fund for rain-ravaged state's Kodagu district, as ANI reported.

Briefing the media, the Congress- JD(S) chief minister said that the Prime Minister has announced relief of Rs 500 Crore for Kerala and we expect at least Rs 100 Crore for Kodagu.

In his demands Kumaraswamy  said , “We will request the central government for it. We have to repair roads for connectivity. We are taking help of the Army and the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF)”.

He further said, "We conducted an aerial survey in Kodagu to review the flood situation. In all, 12 people have lost their lives. 845 houses have been damaged out of which 773 houses are partially damaged."

Kumaraswamy stated that a total of 6620 people have been rehabilitated in the relief camps and 41 relief camps in Kodagu and nine relief camps in Dakshina Kannada have been set up and a total of 6620 people are sheltered in these relief camps.

According to the Karnataka government an adequate supply of drinking water and milk is being ensured in these camps.

On August 20, Karnataka's Deputy Chief Minister G. Parameshwara urged that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led central government should allocate enough financial aid for relief efforts in the Kodagu district.

While on August 19 Kumaraswamy held an aerial survey of landslides and flood-affected areas in Kodagu district. The Chief Minister also presented cheques to the families of Avarthi village who lost their houses in floods inspecting rain-affected areas in Somawarpet and adjacent areas.

Kumaraswamy on Saturday declared an ex gratia of Rs 5 lakh for the families which were rendered homeless. (NT)