Dist. Administration seeks Rs. 32.26 cr. for drought relief
News

Dist. Administration seeks Rs. 32.26 cr. for drought relief

February 11, 2017

District Administration has sought Rs. 32.26 crore from the Centre towards drought relief works in the district which also includes Rs. 16.50 crore for Rabi crop loss.

Deputy Commissioner D. Randeep, who gave a power point presentation before three-member Inter-Ministerial Central team at the Government Guest House in city this morning, explained about the severe drought situation in district and the need for funds to carry out the drought relief works.

During his presentation, the DC sought Rs. 16.50 crore for disbursing compensation for Rabi crop, Rs. 60 lakh for supplying drinking water through tankers for 17 villages in 74 trips, Rs. 4.02 crore towards future requirement to supply drinking water to 124 villages, Rs. 5.25 crore towards CRF Infrastructure Restoration Works, Rs. 3.35 crore for purchase and transport of fodder for animals, Rs. 1.44 crore for purchase of medicines and nutrition supplement for animals and Rs. 1.10 crore for fodder mini kits.

After the meeting, Jalaj Shrivastava, Additional Secretary, Department of Agriculture, Government of India, said that the District Administration had explained the team about the severe drought situation in the district. He also said that the team would be visiting various villages across the district to access the situation.

“A total of three teams are visiting Karnataka to study the drought situation. While two teams are in North Karnataka region, one team has come to Mysuru. The teams will meet at Bengaluru on Monday and hold talks with the State Government before submitting a final report to the Centre,” he added.

READ ALSO  Heliride, Palace-on-Wheels, Trin Trin, Street Fest add zest to 408th Nada Habba

Later, speaking to the media persons, MLA G.T. Devegowda said that the funds released by the Government were insufficient and requested for the release of more funds.

The team, comprising Jalaj Shrivastava, Anuradha, NITI Aayog Research Officer; V. Mohan Murali, Superintending Engineer, Ministry of Water Resources and Sachdeva, Director, PF-1, Ministry of Finance, New Delhi, visited Jattihundi and Jayapura where the villagers complained them regarding the scarcity of drinking water and fodder. They also alleged that the District Administration was not responding positively to their problems.

ZP CEO P. Shivashankar, ADC T. Venkatesh, Department of Agriculture Jt. Director Somasundar and ZP Member Beerihundi Basavanna were present.

ABOUT

Mysuru’s favorite and largest circulated English evening daily has kept the citizens of Mysuru informed and entertained since 1978. Over the past 45 years, Star of Mysore has been the newspaper that Mysureans reach for every evening to know about the happenings in Mysuru city. The newspaper has feature rich articles and dedicated pages targeted at readers across the demographic spectrum of Mysuru city. With a readership of over 2,50,000 Star of Mysore has been the best connection between it’s readers and their leaders; between advertisers and customers; between Mysuru and Mysureans.

CONTACT

Academy News Papers Private Limited, Publishers, Star of Mysore & Mysuru Mithra, 15-C, Industrial ‘A’ Layout, Bannimantap, Mysuru-570015. Phone no. – 0821 249 6520

To advertise on Star of Mysore, email us at

Online Edition: [email protected]
Print Editon: [email protected]
For News/Press Release: [email protected]