Loss due to rain estimated at Rs. 6.81 crore in Uttara Karnataka
09:34AM Fri 3 Jul, 2015
The district administration has prepared a report on the loss of lives, cattle, private and public properties and agriculture due to rain in the last month in Uttara Kannada district. The loss has been estimated at Rs 6.81 crore.
The district witnessed heavy rain from June 10th till recently. The department has also requested that the government to release Rs 7 crore to take up relief works and compensate the losses.
The report stated that compensation has been distributed to family members of seven people who died. Two people died in Karwar and Yellapur taluks and one each in Haliyal, Honnavar and Mundgod taluks. Each family has been given Rs 4 lakh and the total compensation amounts to Rs 28lakh.
The report also stated that five cattle head died in Mundgod taluk, seven in Haliyal and one in Yellapur taluk. Of these, compensation of Rs 1.12 lakh has been given to the owners of the seven cattle.
A total of 150 houses had collapsed in the district, seven in Ankola, 17 in Bhatkal, six in Haliyal, 22 in Honnavar, 11 in Karwar, 5 in Kumta, 3 in Mungdod, 18 in Siddapur, 38 in Sirsi, 11 in Joida and 12 in Yellapur.
Owners of 113 houses are eligible for compensation. The remaining 28 applications have been rejected. So far, Rs 7.60 lakh has been given to the owners of 53 houses.
A total of 21.06 hectares of horticulture land have been affected, and the loss is Rs 6.56 lakh. Crops grown on 37.47 hectares of agricultural land have also been damaged.
Regarding government properties, 177.5km of roads have been damaged and Rs 2.58 crore is required to repair them. Besides, 12 bridges in Yellapur, 7 in Sirsi, 1 in Bhatkal and 3 in Ankola have been damaged. This loss is estimated at Rs 64.30 lakh. Eight government buildings each in Yellapur and Sirsi taluks and three in Mungdod taluk are affected.
The report also stated that Dandebag, Devbagh and Harawad beaches have been affected by sea erosion and requested the release of funds. Rs 4 crore has already been released by the state government.
Source: Karwar.Biz
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