Bengaluru: Battered by heavy rains, especially in the coastal districts of Karnataka, Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai Wednesday released Rs 500 crore as an immediate measure to restore basic amenities and infrastructure damaged during the recent downpour that claimed 32 lives so far.
After a review of the flood-hit areas, Bommai said in Manipal in Udupi that a comprehensive report on the losses due to rain will be secured from all districts and then sent to the Centre to seek relief under the National Disaster Relief Fund.
According to reports, 34 people suffered injuries and 300 people are sheltered at different centres. Four teams each of NDRF and SDRF are taking up the relief measures and 14 relief camps have been set up in the three districts, Bommai said.
Bengaluru too suffered heavy loss of property -- both public and private -- in the recent rains. Rain water entered many houses in low-lying areas.
A major issue has been recurrent sea erosion in the coastal areas, the CM said and added that the government is now planning to go for the sea wave breaker technology used in parts of Kerala. Despite spending Rs 300 crore, the present measures are not serving the purpose, he said.
A pilot project will be taken up at Ullal in Dakshina Kannada district and a permanent scheme will be implemented based on its results.
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