The chief minister told that more than two lakh individuals were evacuated from flood-affected regions and there are 1,61 lakh individuals in 664 state-wide aid camps.Yediyurappa also said that the floods harmed about 3.75 lakh hectares of crops, 14,000 homes and 478 km of power lines. Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman had also visited the flood-affected areas in Belgaum.
Meanwhile, until August 15, all colleges and schools will stay closed in impacted flood-hit districts. All Konkan Railway trains have also been cancelled following a landfall close Karwar.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah will do an aerial survey of the flood affected areas of Belagavi district, Karnataka today.
