DCM demands Rs 100 crore from centre
Kodagu disaster
Madikeri, August 20: Deputy Chief Minister Dr G Parameshwar said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi who announced Rs 500 crore to Kerala, should give at least Rs 100 crore in the first phase to Kodagu district to take up relief works.
Expressing his displeasure that no Union Ministers have visited the flood affected Kodagu district, Parameshwar said that more than 5,000 houses were damaged completely in the devastation. But the state government was with the Kodagu people. The state government was expecting at least Rs 100 crore for taking up relief works in Kodagu, he said.
The DCM who visited the district went to relief camps and consoled the people. Later, speaking to reporters, he said that the state government has taken the disaster seriously. Though it was confirmed that seven people were died in the incident, several others might be under the debris and died. The affected people would be given new houses, he said.
So far it was not possible to estimate the loss of properties. Many villages do not have road connectivity due to which, the officials were unable to assess the loss. It could be possible only after the rain stopped. Compared to last two days, today the situation is under control. The police personnel would give their one day salary of Rs 5.82 crore to the flood victims and fire brigade personnel would also given their one day salary. Total Rs 7 crore would be given to the flood victims, he said.
District Minister Sa Ra Mahesh, MLA Srinivas, ADGPs B Bhaskar Rao, Sunil Agarwal, deputy commissioner Srividya, SP Suman Pannekar and others were present.
Villagers rescued
Fire Brigade DGP MN Reddy said that all people who were trapped in Makkandur, Mukkodlu and other places were rescued. Even on Monday, soldiers have conducted rescue operation and all villagers who were facing the threat were rescued. Army’s rescue operation was successful, he said.
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Himachal resident cheated by woman posing as social worker
Bilaspur (HP) (PTI): A resident of Himachal Pradesh's Bilaspur district was duped of Rs 20,000 by a woman posing as a social worker on the pretext of supporting marriage of underprivileged women, police said on Wednesday.
Vinay Kumar, a resident of Galore area, filed a complaint at Barmana police station alleging that on January 28 he met a woman who introduced herself as a social worker, they said.
The woman told Kumar that she helps poor families in getting their daughters married and took Rs 20,000 cash from Kumar as donation to support the cause, the police said.
The complainant alleged that after giving the money, the woman stopped picking up his calls. Following this, he moved to the police and filed a complaint, they said.
A large number of people who were victims of such fraud had come to Barmana police station and also met the Bilaspur SP.
DSP Bilaspur Madan Dhiman on Wednesday confirmed that the complaint has been lodged and further investigation into the case is being conducted by the police.
