Centre announces interim flood relief aid for Karnataka
Bengaluru, Oct 4: Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa on Friday thanked the Centre for releasing Rs 1,200 crore from the National Disaster Response Fund for the flood-ravaged state.
Not satisfied with the allocation, state Congress termed it as a humiliation to the people of the state.
"Central government has released an amount of Rs 1,200 crore for Karnataka in advance from the National Disaster Response Fund. Expressing gratitude for the support to @PMOIndia Sri @narendramodi ji & @HMOIndia Sri @AmitShah ji on behalf of the people of Karnataka, Yediyurappa tweeted.
Yediyurappa's government had been facing intense criticism over the 'delay' in central aid.
"People of the state are humiliated with the allocation of Rs 1,200 crore as against the state government's assessment of Rs 35,000 crore. This shows that the centre has zero confidence in @BSYBJP govt & doesn't believe him Kannadigas patience is put to severe test from @narendramodi on a regular basis!" Karnataka Congress tweeted.
Karnataka had sent a flood damage estimate of Rs 35,160.81 crore to the union government, reducing it by Rs 3,290 crore, after the Centre objected to inclusion of private buildings that were affected.
As many as 103 taluks in 22 districts were affected due to floods in August, in which over 80 people were killed.
Around seven lakh people were shifted to safe areas and thousands of houses were damaged.
BJP governments at both Centre and the state have been facing criticism from the opposition Congress and JDS regarding the 'delay' in grant of central funds despite Home Minister Amit Shah, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitaraman and inter-ministerial central team visiting the affected region.
The opposition parties have accused Modi government of showing 'apathy' towards Karnataka, despite state sending 25 BJP MPs.
Even BJP MLA Basanagouda Patil Yatnal and MP Srinivas Prasad, also some staunch RSS and BJP supporters, have expressed reservation on the delay in the release of central funds.
Central Government has released an amount of 1200 Crores for Karnataka in advance from the National Disaster Response Fund. Expressing gratitude for the support to @PMOIndia Sri @narendramodi ji & @HMOIndia Sri @AmitShah ji on behalf of the people of Karnataka.
— B.S. Yediyurappa (@BSYBJP) October 4, 2019
People of state are humiliated with the allocation of ₹1200cr as against the state govt assessment of ₹35000cr
— Karnataka Congress (@INCKarnataka) October 4, 2019
This shows that the centre has zero confidence on @BSYBJP govt & doesn't believe him
Kannadigas patience is put to severe test from @narendramodi on a regular basis!
ಪ್ರತಿಭಟನೆ, ಒತ್ತಾಯಗಳಿಗೆ ಮಣಿದು, ಅಳೆದು ತೂಗಿ ಕೇಂದ್ರ ಸರ್ಕಾರ 1200 ಕೋಟಿ ರೂ ಹಣ ಬಿಡುಗಡೆ ಮಾಡಿದೆ. ಆದರೆ ಬೊಕ್ಕಸದಲ್ಲಿ ಹಣವಿದ್ದರೂ ರಾಜ್ಯ ಸರ್ಕಾರ ಎರಡು ತಿಂಗಳುಗಳಿಂದ ನೆರೆ ಸಂತ್ರಸ್ಥರನ್ನು ಮರೆತಿದ್ದದ್ದು ನಮ್ಮ ದುರಂತ. ಈಗಲಾದರೂ ಎಚ್ಚೆತ್ತುಕೊಳ್ಳಲಿ.
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Man arrested with Rs 2.54-crore heroin in Mumbai
Mumbai (PTI): Police have arrested a man and seized over 500 grams of heroin worth Rs 2.54 crore in the illicit market from him in Mumbai, officials said on Friday.
The police's Anti-Narcotics Cell (ANC) made the drug seizure in Santacruz in the western suburbs. The operation was conducted by the Kandivali unit of the ANC on Thursday as part of a special crackdown against drug trafficking in the area, they said.
Acting on specific inputs, an ANC team conducted a raid in Santacruz (East) and intercepted a man. During a search, the team recovered 508 grams of high-grade heroin from his possession, an official said.
The seized contraband, a highly addictive, opioid drug derived from morphine, is estimated to be worth Rs 2.54 crore in the international market, he informed.
Following the seizure, a case was registered against the man under relevant sections of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, 1985, and he was formally placed under arrest in the early hours of Friday.
The police are currently investigating the source of the drug and trying to identify the intended recipients of the consignment, he said.
