BENGALURU:
Ascertaining that his government is committed to provide relief to the affected in the floods, Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa on Saturday said that he will seek more funds from the Centre for relief works.
The statement comes a day after the central government approved Rs 577.84 crore as financial assistance to the state, from the National Disaster Response Fund (NDRF).
When asked whether he was satisfied with the funds released on the sidelines of a function, Yediyurappa said that “we will try to get more funds.”
Northern Karnataka witnessed rain havoc not once but three times in a year, without giving room to recover for farmers whose standing crops were destroyed thrice and their living condition became miserable as they also lost shelter besides standing crops.
According to government estimation the loss to the tune of Rs 35,000 crore.
When asked about his meeting with JD(S) second-in-command and former Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy, Yediyurappa said the meeting was regarding the district cooperative bank in Mandya. “Kumaraswamy had come to meet me to discuss the district cooperative bank of Mandya. There was no other subject discussed.” He declined to elaborate. (Agency)
