CM Yediyurappa calls on officials to propose redevelopment plan of Kodagu District at Rs 535 Crores
Bengaluru: Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa on Tuesday asked the officials to propose the redevelopment plan for Kodagu District at the cost of 535 Crore Rupees.
Kodagu District was hit by massive floods in 2018 destroying basic infrastructure of the District while also incurring loss to public and private properties worth hundred of crores rupees.
During the meeting called to review the redevelopment of the District, CM Yediyurappa called on officials to proposal plans to redevelop the District at a cost of 535 Crore Rupees.
Speaking at the meeting held at his home office, Yediyurappa stated that the total cost of damage caused in the District due to the natural disaster stood at whooping 1400 crore.
"But the cost released by Central and State government stands at Rs 58 Crores and 85 Crores respectively for Kodagu relief funds" Yediyurappa added.
Over 842 people lost their homes during the floods following which ₹111 crore is released to build houses for their resettlement at Madhe, karnangeri and Madhapura under Rajiv Gandhi Awaas Yojna and a fund of ₹42.2 crores are released for basic infrastructure development.
The Managing Director of Rajiv Gandhi Awaas Yojna Mr. Anbukumar has stated that the Infosys foundation is building 200 houses. All the houses will be ready within three months as per reports.
The CM also urged officials to approve the proposal of Seva Bharati organisation of building 35 houses for the victims.
The CM also ordered for release of funds of Rs. 9 lakh each to the 29 people whose application for funds for construction of houses were pending.
KG Bhopaiah, Appachu Ranjan, M Laxminarayan, EV Ramanna Reddy, SN Prasad and others were present during the meeting.
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Rupee settles 1 paisa higher to close at 94.15 against US dollar
Mumbai (PTI): The rupee settled with gains of just one paisa to close at 94.15 against the US dollar on Monday, as rising global uncertainty, escalating tensions in West Asia and soaring crude oil prices weighed on investor sentiments.
Forex traders said the INR/USD pair pared its initial losses, but the overall bias remains negative as FII sell-off and elevated crude oil prices restricted the gains for the local unit.
At the interbank foreign exchange market, the rupee opened at 94.25 against the US dollar, and touched an intraday high of 94.11 and a low of 94.28 against the greenback during the day.
At the end of Monday's trading session, the rupee was quoted at 94.15, registering a gain of just 1 paisa over its previous close.
On Friday, the rupee extended its losing streak for the fifth day in a row, depreciating 15 paise to close at 94.16 against the US dollar.
"The rupee snapped a five-session losing streak, rebounding in tandem with a rally across regional currencies. However, the mood remains apprehensive as the market braces for a potential RBI intervention around 94.30 and higher crude oil prices," said Dilip Parmar – Senior Research Analyst, HDFC Securities.
On the charts, the USDINR pair has reclaimed its upward momentum, carving out a classic bullish structure of higher highs and lows on the daily time frame, he said, adding that for the coming sessions, 93.80 serves as a support, with 94.40 acting as the primary hurdle.
Meanwhile, the dollar index, which gauges the greenback's strength against a basket of six currencies, was down 0.21 per cent at 98.32.
Brent crude, the global oil benchmark, was trading higher by 2.36 per cent at USD 107.82 per barrel in futures trade.
On the domestic equity market front, Sensex jumped 639.42 points to settle at 77,303.63, while the Nifty surged 194.75 points to 24,092.70.
Foreign Institutional Investors offloaded equities worth Rs 1,151.48 crore on Monday, according to exchange data.
Meanwhile, India's forex reserves jumped by USD 2.362 billion to USD 703.308 billion during the week ended April 17, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) said on Friday.
In the previous reporting week, the forex kitty had increased by USD 3.825 billion to USD 700.946 billion.
