Cyclone Tauktae: Eight relief camps set up in Karnataka


Bengaluru, May 15 (IANS): Karnataka Revenue Minister R. Ashoka on Saturday said that in view of cyclone Tauktae eight relief camps have been set up in three coastal districts that can accommodate around 10,000 people, where food and other basic amenities will be made available to them.

Ashoka who had chaired the meeting along with Home Minister Basavaraj Bommai, the state disaster management team and officials, said: "District administrations and police departments are on alert. National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) and State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) teams are also on alert ad will come to the rescue of people."

The Minister, who is also Vice-Chairman of Karnataka State Disaster Management Authority, said that a total of about Rs 95 crore is reserved with the district administrations for utilisation to mitigate the situation arising out of the cyclone Tauktae and come to the rescue of people in need.

"Udupi has Rs 23 crore, Uttara Kannada Rs 60 crore and Dakshin Kannada Rs 12 crore," he added.

While Karnataka's Home Minister Basavaraj Bommai said that the cyclone Tauktae is likely to gain intensity by Saturday evening or night in the coastal areas, as a result the three coastal districts - Dakshina Kannada, Udupi and Uttara Kannada will likely receive heavy rains.

He said that heavy rains are expected in coastal and neighbouring four to five districts like Chikkamagaluru, Hassan, Shivamogga, Kodagu and the effect of this cyclone is expected to be there till May 18.

The Home Minister also added that all the necessary equipment that were procured recently, boats and vehicles have been deployed to tackle the situation.

"Around 1,000 trained personnel from fire force, police, coastal police, home guards, SDRF have been deployed in the three coastal districts and they will work with coordination in rescue and relief operations.

A total of 434 men are there under SDRF, Bengaluru and Kalaburagi teams are being sent to Udupi and Mangaluru," he added.

Both the Ministers underlined that if the situation warrants, the state has drawn-up elaborate plans to rope in the services of ex-servicemen for rescue operations.

Bommai said that there was need for extra precautionary measures as if the adjoining areas of western ghat region receives heavy to extreme rainfall then there is all possibility of landslides.

"For the last two years, coffee plantation districts - Kodagu and Chikkamagluru have witnesses landslides, therefore we have requested two more additional teams of NDRF to handle these kind of eventualities," he added.

 

 

 

 

 

  

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  • ashwil, Mangalore

    Sun, May 16 2021

    Ee sarti neere neer marayere!! Bapi vorsa vonte jasti taute aapuna chance undu.

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  • Agnelo Monteiro, Goa

    Sun, May 16 2021

    All the best Ashok, Dear Ashok please do the needful to poor people

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  • Ken, Mlore/ USA

    Sun, May 16 2021

    You say you opened relief camps.. did you even vist and see the conditions did you even bother to check if they are provided with basic necessities like water or enough toilet or electricity? You sit in your Ac bunglows and order and call press to give i formation.. this is the story every year we have not seen the govt take any precautions to avoid this... they only wake up after it happens go around for a photo opp but those who actually help or the local people and police... these politicians come in their fancy cars and pressed clothes with all the press reportes they can gather and cannot even hold an umbrella for themselves... God save us.

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  • Vicky, Damaskatte

    Sun, May 16 2021

    Ken...Do you right to interfere in our internal matter. America stands Number On in fatality rate as compared to other countries. First try to rectify from your end before advising others. From last one year dead bodies lying in NY morgue for burial. Good to call a developed nation.

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  • Vicky, Damaskatte

    Sun, May 16 2021

    Only BJP government can able to arrange relief camps in a short period. Bravo Yeddyji.

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  • Naresh, Kerala

    Sun, May 16 2021

    Karnataka opened 8 relief camps for accommodating 10000 people and Andh Bhakths going gaga over it, whereas Kerala has opened 71 relief centres for 3000 people..... Hope this relief centres in both states does not become new Covid epicenters

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  • Jossey Saldanha, Mumbai

    Sun, May 16 2021

    First take care of Covid Patients ...

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