CM Kumaraswamy visits affected areas in Kodagu

Team Udayavani, Aug 19, 2018, 10:00 AM IST

• 1,500 stranded in flood-hit Kodagu
• CM visits relief camp at Madikeri

Kodagu: Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy visited the inundayed Kodagy district where hundreds are marooned in villages and towns due to heavy rains on Saturday August 18^th.

Speaking to reporters Kumaraswamy said, “At least 1,500 people are stranded in various parts of the district, but the rescue officials have not been able to reach them due to bad weather and landslides. Efforts are being made to rescue them.”

Earlier in the day, the CM held a meeting with district officials on the flood situation in Kodagu and on heavy rains lashing coastal and south interior districts. He made an aerial survey of the coffee-growing district, which is one of the worst-hit districts in the southern state.

The CM also announced Rs 200-crore fund to take up relief measures in the rain-hit districts. The state has announced a compensation of Rs 5 lakh to the kin of those who lost their lives due to the rains.

CM visits relief camp

Mr. Kumaraswamy visited a relief camp in Madiker, interacted with the people and told them that the state is taking up rescue and relief operations on a war-footing.

According to the weather office, in the last 24 hours, Madikeri received a very heavy rainfall measuring up to 30 cm, while the district received an average rain upto 16 cm. Several towns and villages have been inundated in the region after water was released from Harangi reservoir in the district across Harangi River, one of Cauvery’s tributaries.