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PM to make aerial survey of flood-affected Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka | Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will conduct an aerial survey of the flood-ravaged states of Andhra Pradesh
and Karnataka during his two-day visit to the states from Friday. Singh will first
go to Andhra Pradesh, where he will review the flood-affected regions with Chief
Minister K. Rosaiah. He will then visit Karnataka where after the aerial survey,
he will take stock of the flood situation with Chief Minister B.S. Yeddyurappa
at Raichur. The floods have wrecked havoc in northern parts of Karnataka, described
by officials as the worst in many decades, killing over 280 people besides rendering
several thousands homeless. While in Andhra Pradesh, River Tungabhadra, which
flows from Karnataka and joins River Krishna went in spate and has made at least
five million people suffer. Floodwaters have swamped millions of acres of farmland
and damaged standing crops of sugarcane, maize, rice and wheat. The loss of sugarcane
has given rise to worries of sharp fall in the output of sugar in Karnataka, the
country's third-biggest producer. Following the calamities, the Centre has already
released the second installment of over Rs. 209 crore from the Calamity Relief
Fund to the two states. And Prime Minister had announced Rs. one lakh each of
ex-gratia from the Prime Ministers National Relief Fund to the next of kin of
those killed in the floods. The Armed Forces have rescued 3,600 people in the
states. |
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