Govt. has released over ₹1,000 cr. flood loss compensation to Belagavi: CM
The Hindu
Meeting to be held with Revenue, Finance officers to resolve technical issues
The State government has released over ₹1,000 crore as flood loss compensation to Belagavi district, Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai said in Belagavi on Sunday.
The district suffered huge losses due to floods in 2019 and 2020. That included house collapse and crop loss. Then Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa had announced suitable compensation for all such incidents. The district administration reported that 44,205 houses had suffered various levels of damage.
“Till now, the State government has released ₹861 crore for house collapse and ₹263 crore towards crop loss. There are some technical issues in the way of releasing compensation to the rest of those whose houses collapsed. We will hold a meeting with Revenue and Finance department officers, along with the district administration officers, to resolve them,” he said.