Bangalore: A Central study team would visit
Karnataka for three-days from October 21 to assess damage due
to recent floods in northern and coastal parts of the state
that took a heavy human toll and left a trail of destruction,
causing losses valued at thousands of crores of rupees.
The team will comprise officials from the Ministry of
Agriculture and Cooperation, Finance (Department of
Expenditure), Road Transport and Highways, Rural Development,
Power and Water Resources besides those from the Planning
Commission, officials said.
Meanwhile, Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa has
urged all government officials to voluntarily work two hours
extra every day to help the government undertake the huge task
of relief and rehabilitation works of the flood-hit.
"This is an unprecedented calamity, which requires
committed action by every member of society," he said.
"Government officials play a significant role in providing
relief and succour to the affected masses by ensuring that the
benefits of the Government reach them in time. Two hours of
extra work (one hour extra in the morning and evening) will
certainly hasten the process of rehabilitation. It is only
voluntary and will not be implemented by force".
Yedduyrappa thanked Government employees associations for
having contributed one-day salary towards rehabilitation work.
Karnataka has already promulgated an ordinance providing
enhanced expenditure under calamity relief from Rs 1,000 crore
to Rs 2,500 crore.
Bureau Report
First Published: Thursday, October 15, 2009, 12:00