Bommai to visit flood-hit Uttara Kannada today
Bengaluru: On the first tour after swearing-in as chief minister, Karnataka CM Basavaraj Bommai would inspect flood-hit areas in Uttara Kannada district on Thursday.
The chief minister said repair and restoration works will be done on a war footing. He met former CM BS Yediyurappa in Bengaluru ahead of his visit to the flood-affected district today.
CM Bommai will be visiting flood-hit Yallapura, Ankola, Karwar taluks to assess the damage to lives and property due to heavy rains. Also, he would discuss with MLAs, officers rescue and rehabilitation operations.
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Nine people have died, and three were missing in Karnataka, with heavy rains battering several parts of the coastal, the Malenadu and north-interior region of the state.
According to the State Disaster Management Authority data, 283 villages in 45 taluks have been lashed by rains, affecting a population of 36,498.
