Kodagu-Sakleshpur natural calamity: Shri Kshetra Dharmasthala donates Rs. 10 crore
Belthangady, Sep.7: Shri Kshetra Dharmasthala has donated Rs. 10 crore to the Kodagu natural calamity relief fund, stated a release by Dr. D Veerendra Heggade on Friday.
On Friday Dr. Heggade analysed the losses incurred by rain in Kodagu. Kodagu district director Yogesh submitted the survey report to Dr. Heggade. The donation will be helpful to 1,715 families that suffered huge losses in this region due to heavy downpour and landslides.
Dr. Heggade said that, Rs. 25,000 each will be given to the families that lost their homes, Rs. 15,000 each for 1,335 families to buy daily use items. Rs. 25,000 each to 1,117 families that suffered agricultural losses.
He also said that Rs. 10,000 each will be given to the families that suffered losses in Sakleshpur and Arkalgud in Hassan district and that will be distributed through Dharmasthala rural development scheme.
Rs. 2 crore for Chief minister's relief fund:
6,750 permanent staff of Dharmasthala rural development scheme have donated their three days salary to the chief minister's relief fund. Dharmasthala rural development has added the same amount to make it Rs. 2 crore. The total amount will be donated to Chief minister's relief fund, Dr. Heggade said.
Little relief from Self help scheme loans:
As it would not be possible for 1000 members of self help groups and hit by floods, to pay loans borrowed from self help groups on time, their loan terms will be pushed for extra 12 weeks, said president of self help group.
Dr. L. H. Manjunath, executive director of the scheme, Mahaveer Ajri, Coastal regional director, Shrihari, Mysuru regional director, Yogesh, Kodagu district director and others were present.
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Power tariffs under BESCOM to rise from May 1
Bengaluru (PTI): Power bills for consumers under the Bangalore Electricity Supply Company Limited (BESCOM) will go up from May 1, following an order issued by the Karnataka Electricity Regulatory Commission (KERC) on Friday.
The hike comes after KERC allowed the BESCOM to recover a revenue deficit of Rs 2,068 crore incurred in 2024-25, from the consumers.
As a result, for every unit of electricity consumed in 2024-25, the customers will be charged an additional 56 paise, it said.
"BESCOM shall calculate, for each of the active consumers of FY2024-25 the amount to be recovered based on their actual energy consumption during FY2024-25. Such amount shall be recovered during FY 2026-27 in equal monthly instalments, to be called as 'FY25 True up Charges', commencing from the first meter reading date falling on or after 1 May 2026 and concluding with the reading date ending on 30 April 2027," the order said.
"It is further ordered that BESCOM shall maintain a separate head of account, allocated for the purpose, to record the adjustment of the said amount to ensure full recovery of the deficit," it added.
Similarly Chamundeshwari Electricity Supply Corporation Limited (CESC) has also recorded a revenue deficit of Rs 121.71 crore and can collect an additional 15 paisa per unit for consumption in 2024-25, official sources said.
