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Heavy rainfall crossed Kalaburagi territory and parts of Maharashtra person caused flooding on the Bhima prompting a reddish alert successful Maharashtra and an orangish alert successful Kalaburagi.
Meanwhile, Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Minister and territory in-charge Priyank Kharge visited flood-affected villages and aboriginal addressed a property league astatine the Deputy Commissioner’s bureau present connected Friday.
After inspecting damaged areas and harvest losses successful Afzalpur taluk, the Minister said, “Due to dense rainfall successful the territory and Maharashtra, villages on the Bhima are facing floods. Relief operations are nether mode successful coordination with the territory administration.”
Record rainfall
Mr. Kharge noted that from January 2025 to September 25, 2025, Kalaburagi has recorded 901 mm of rainfall, which is 47% much than the mean 614 mm.
“In August, we received 263 mm against the mean 156 mm, a 69% increase. Between September 1 and 25, determination has been 202 mm rainfall, 39% supra average. Over the past week, determination has been 88 mm rainfall, 85% higher than normal,” helium said and added that large crops, including pulses, fabric and paddy, person suffered important damage.
Flood relief
The Minister appealed to the radical surviving on the riverbanks not to spell adjacent the stream for immoderate crushed implicit the adjacent 3 days. Those requesting resettlement should supply details to the territory medication which, successful turn, volition marque a sincere effort to assistance them, helium added.
Water release
Pointing to dense h2o discharge from Maharashtra reservoirs, Mr. Kharge said that astir 45,000 cusecs from Ujani, 2.7 lakh cusecs from Sina, 30,000 cusecs from Vira and 5,000 cusecs from Bhori watercourse person entered the Bhima rapidly worsening flooding.
“The Sonna barrage successful Afzalpur released 3.45 lakh cusecs, creating floods downstream,” helium said.
Food distribution
As per accusation provided by the Minister, a full of 36 villages crossed Afzalpur, Jewargi, Kalaburagi and Chittapur taluks are affected.
The territory medication has identified 31 alleviation centres, of which 12 are presently operational providing structure to 1,436 people, helium added.
“Food kits are being distributed to astir 2,500 families affected by the floods, with enactment from Kalaburagi MP Radhakrishna Doddamani done the territory administration,” Mr. Kharge said.
Teams deployed
A specialised National Disaster National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) squad of 20 officers has been stationed astatine Deval Ganagapur to assistance with rescue operations.
Police, Fire and Emergency Services and Revenue officials person besides been deployed for alleviation work.
Survey nether way
The Minister said that the associated surveys by the Agriculture, Revenue and Horticulture departments bespeak harvest harm implicit 1.05 lakh hectares.
“About 90% of the survey has been completed. Once it is finished, we volition person the afloat representation of harvest loss. The Chief Minister has been briefed astir harvest damage,” helium said.
Insurance, compensation
For the 2025-26 season, 3,00,952 farmers are registered nether harvest insurance, with 59% filing claims for damage.
“Surveys for these claims are 75% completed. For the 2024-25 season, ₹315.64 crore has already been released arsenic security compensation and volition soon beryllium credited to farmers accounts,” Mr. Kharge said.
He besides highlighted past alleviation efforts stating that during 2023-24, 8,91,277 farmers received ₹1,417 crore successful compensation, including input subsidies and harvest insurance.
“In 2023-24 and 2024-25, 3,63,368 farmers got ₹846.03 crore successful harvest security payouts. For harm to pigeon pea crops successful Kalaburagi, 1,78,354 farmers received ₹182 crore. Relief for floods and drought was ₹389.14 crore, portion nether the BJP rule, lone ₹206 crore was released,” helium claimed.
Responding to the caller BJP posts suggesting that helium has gone missing from the district, Mr. Kharge said: “I americium accountable lone to the people, not the BJP. If they criticise our Chief Minister, Deputy Chief Minister and past me, they volition get promotion successful their enactment ranks for it.”
