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Karnataka Pledges 15-Day Crop Relief as BJP Tours Flood-Hit Bidar

Opposition leaders press the government to release state funds quickly instead of waiting for national disaster grants.

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Overview

  • District in-charge minister Eshwar B. Khandre said crop-loss compensation will be disbursed within 15 days and ordered expedited joint surveys.
  • SDRF and NDRF teams are operating in Bidar as officials are told to remain at headquarters and visit affected villages to coordinate response.
  • Preliminary tallies report 94,272 hectares of crops hit, 157 houses damaged with about 100 inundated, 27 bridges overflowing, and 179 km of roads unusable.
  • Damage extends to 420 classrooms, 241 anganwadi centres, and power infrastructure, with two relief centres sheltering 266 people, eight livestock deaths, and no human casualties reported.
  • Releases from Maharashtra reservoirs have swelled the Manjra, Krishna, and Bhima systems, submerging a key bridge between Bidar and Kalaburagi as BJP leaders led by B Y Vijayendra tour villages and urge immediate state-funded relief.