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Rescue efforts on as flood toll in Karnataka rises to over 130 |
Rescue and rehabilitation
efforts for the flood-hit in Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh have acquired an urgency
after the death toll from incessant rains crossed to over 130. The Army, Navy
and Air Force have been called out for rescue and relief operations. At the Air
Force Station Yelahanka in Bangalore , a around-the-clock flood relief cell has
been set up to oversee relief work. According to IAF sources, four helicopters
have been conducting sorties in Karnataka's Bellary and Raichur districts. Six
more helicopters are being deployed. The Madras Engineering Group and Centre (MEGC)
of the Indian Army has deployed 32 boats in rain-hit regions. Karnataka Chief
Minister B S Yeddyurappa has said that Centre has been approached for emergency
assistance and particularly described the situation in North Karnataka as grim
and serious. He said the state government has released a sum of Rs 100 crore for
relief and rescue operations. According to official sources, over 26,000 houses
have collapsed in North Karnataka . Most of the eleven districts in the region
are inundated, as all the rivers are flowing above the danger mark. Road and rail
transport services have also been disrupted. Union Minister of State for Railways
K.H. Muniyappa had on Friday sought the intervention of Prime Minister Manmohan
Singh, Home Minister P. Chidambaram and Defence Minster A.K. Antony in rescue
operations in the wake of the unprecedented flood situation. |
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