UDUPI : Basavaraj Bommai, the Chief Minister of Karnataka, on Wednesday said that 32 people have been killed in rain-related incidents in the recent past in the state. He said the Karnatakagovernment will release Rs500 crore to restore public infrastructure perished in heavy rainfall and floods across the state.
"Five persons are still missing and over 300 persons have been evacuated to safe places against the backdrop of landslides and floods," the chief minister added.
Sharing concern before reporters, after holding a meeting with officials in Udupi, Bommai said 34 persons sustained injuries in the rain-related incidents. 14 relief camps have been established and eggs/food items are being distributed to people to ensure nutritional food to them.
Coastal districts have borne the brunt of incessant rainfall in July, he said. The three coastal districts of Uttara Kannada, Dakshina Kannada, Udupi and Kodagu districts have received abundant rainfall this year in July. North Karnataka districts have also received sufficient rainfall.
Four teams of the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) have been deployed into service in Kodagu, Belagavi, Raichur districts and as many State Disaster Relief Force teams are working in Belagavi, Dakshina Kannada, Uttara Kannada and Udupi districts, Bommai said. He went on to say that the state government has ordered studies by agencies regarding earthquakes in Kodagu and Dakshina Kannada, landslides in coastal and Kodagu districts and sea erosion.
To study repeated earthquakes in Kodagu and coastal region, the Geological Survey of India, the National Geophysical Research Institute and Universities of Bangalore and Mysuru have been urged to conduct studies and explore solutions.
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