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The Hindu
The Hindu
National
Special Correspondent

70 killed in rain-related incidents in Karnataka since June

As rains continue to batter many parts of Karnataka, Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai held a virtual conference with 17 Deputy Commissioners and other senior officials of the worst-hit districts on Saturday and directed them to deploy additional two teams of the State Disaster Response Fund (SDRF) for expediting relief and rescue operations.

He also ordered the release of ₹200 crore to Deputy Commissioners of 21 districts for undertaking relief operations. A sum of ₹657 crore is already with Deputy Commissioners as on August 2, for undertaking relief measures.

As many as 70 people have been killed in rain-related incidents in Karnataka since June and extensive damage caused to properties and crops.

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