PM announces Rs 1,000cr assistance to Karnataka

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today announced Rs 1,000 crore assistance to Karnataka to take up flood relief works after undertaking an aerial survey of the rain-ravaged areas in northern districts.

The Prime Minister, who flew over the rain battered villages along with Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa, made the announcement at a press conference here.

Singh also reviewed relief measures initiated by the state government at a meeting attended among others by Yeddyurappa, Union Ministers S M Krishna, M Veerappa Moily and M Mallikarjun Kharge and state Rural Development Minister Shobha Karandlaje.

He also announced Rs one lakh ex-gratia to each of the families of victims of the unprecedented floods which left 226 people dead and caused large scale devastation.

Singh said a Central team would soon be deputed for an on-the-spot assessment of the extent of damage.