‘Kodagu natural disaster: Govt to build 1,174 houses for affected people’
Madikeri, October 04: Food and Civil Supplies Minister Zameer Ahmed Khan said that based on the district administration report, the state government would construct the houses for the 1,174 families which lost their houses in the natural disaster.
Reviewing the situation at visiting Madenadu, Jodupala, Monnangeri villages which witnessed landslides and floods in Madikeri on Thursday, the Minister said that total 50,000 special ration kits were supplied to Kodagu district and he had taken special interest in food supply by staying here for two days and the kits were given to the deserving beneficiaries, he added.
Till the houses were constructed for the affected families, the government has decided to give Rs 10,000 financial assistance to those families and 35 kg ration would be distributed even for the next month too, he added.
The state government was finding it difficult to waive off the loans taken from the self help groups. Already, the government has taken a decision to waive off Rs 34,000 crore farm loans which is big burden. So, it was not possible to waive off the self help group loans. At the same time, the minister also said that he would discuss with the Chief Minister on waiving off the loans of affected people availed from self help groups, he said.
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Will discuss with Karnataka MPs on state's irrigation projects: Shivakumar
Bengaluru (PTI): Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar on Tuesday said he, along with Ministers H K Patil and M B Patil, will discuss with MPs from the state on pending approvals for the state's irrigation projects.
Speaking to reporters at Kempegowda International Airport before leaving for Delhi, he said the Centre has kept clearances for several irrigation projects pending.
"The Central government has kept approvals pending for the state's irrigation projects. Therefore, H K Patil, M B Patil and I will meet all the MPs from Karnataka and hold discussions," Shivakumar said.
He added that the outcome of the deliberations would be shared later and that a collective effort would be made to press the Centre to take a decision.
"We will inform you about the details of the discussions after we return. We will collectively urge the central government to decide on irrigation issues," he said.
