On Friday, the Karnataka state government announced that schools and colleges would be closed in the following district after heavy rainfall.
On Friday, the Karnataka state government announced that schools and colleges would be closed in the following district after heavy rainfall.
Schools and college – both government and private – will be closed till August 15 in the following regions: Dakshina Kannada, Uttar Kannada, Raichur, Bagalkot, Belagavi, Chikkodi, Shivamogga, Bidar, Haveri, Kodagu, Koppal, Yadgir, Kalaburgi, Dharwad, Ballari, Hassan, Udupi, Gadag districts.
So far nine people have died in Karnataka as floods continue to batter the state.
According to a report by the government, nine people have died due to floods so far and over 43 thousand people have been evacuated.
In addition, over 16000 people have been shifted to 272 relief camps set up across the state.
One person also died on Friday after he was swept away by onrushing flood water in Kapila river while he was extracting sand from the river bed in Mangaluru.
South-Western railways have stopped all mail and express trains today to pick up stranded passengers between Bijapur and Gadag railway stations.
13 teams of National Disaster Response Force, 10 columns of Indian Army and two teams of State Disaster Response Force have been deployed in the state for rescue and evacuation efforts. In addition, the Indian Navy has also deployed its teams in Belgaum and Uttara Kannada districts.
Karnataka government has issued directions to district surgeons and health and family development officer to not grant any leaves till August 15 in various districts because of the flood situation in the state.
All legislators of Janata Dal (Secular) will donate one month salary for relief works in flood-affected north Karnataka, former state chief minister and JD(S) leader HD Kumaraswamy announced on Friday.
Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) members yesterday announced that they will donate a month's salary to the Chief Minister's Relief Fund.
Over 198 ward corporators of the BBMP pledged to donate one month's salary.
Karnataka Health and Family Welfare directorate issued directions to district surgeons and health and family development officers to not grant any leaves till August 15 due to flood situation in the state.
With inputs from ANI
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