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Forest, Environment and Ecology Minister and Bidar territory In-charge Eshwar B. Khandre has assured that compensation for harvest nonaccomplishment owed to incessant rainfall volition beryllium distributed wrong 15 days. He said that a associated survey of affected areas would beryllium expedited to guarantee that farmers and households person timely relief.
Municipal Administration Minister Rahim Khan and Forest, Environment and Ecology Minister Eshwar Khandre met Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah successful Bengaluru connected September 28, 2025. | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT
On September 28, Mr. Khandre acknowledged that continuous downpour crossed Bidar territory successful northbound Karnataka had caused wide harm – from houses and crops to roads, bridges, schools, anganwadi centres, energy lines, h2o proviso projects, and adjacent wellness facilities. “I americium successful changeless interaction with the territory medication to spot that urgent steps are taken to mitigate the interaction of dense rains. Officers person been directed to stay stationed astatine their headquarters, and nary permission volition beryllium sanctioned but successful unavoidable circumstances,” helium said.
The Minister added that SDRF and NDRF teams are already connected the crushed to enactment alleviation efforts. Sub-divisional officers person been instructed to compulsorily sojourn flood-hit villages portion inter-departmental teams volition campy successful the worst-affected areas to coordinate contiguous response. He assured that the authorities of Karnataka is committed to proceeding the grievances of flood victims directly, and extending afloat enactment to farmers.
Municipal Administration and Haj Minister Rahim Khan taking banal of harvest harm caused by dense rains successful Bidar territory of Karnataka connected August 31, 2025. | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT
Mr. Khandre met Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah connected September 28 evening, on with Minister Rahim Khan, seeking a peculiar bundle for the flood-hit district. Highlighting the interaction connected agriculture, Mr. Khandre said that unexpected dense rains successful August had already caused a 25% harvest loss. With ongoing downpours successful September, cardinal crops, including pigeon pea, cotton, pulses, and soybean person been wholly destroyed, leaving farmers successful terrible distress.
He said that the Chief Minister had responded positively to his petition for aerial surveys and a peculiar alleviation package. “The authorities of Karnataka stands firmly with the radical of Bidar. No 1 should panic. Timely alleviation and rehabilitation volition beryllium ensured,” helium said.
Bidar has borne the brunt of excessive rains successful caller days, signaling 199% excess rainfall successful the past week. As per the accusation provided by the territory administration, the downpour, compounded by merchandise of h2o from Manjara dam into the Manjra stream successful Maharashtra, has damaged 157 houses and inundated astir 100 houses.
Crops implicit 94,272 hectares person been affected, and preliminary surveys person been submitted to the authorities of Karnataka. Eight livestock deaths were reported, though nary quality casualties person been recorded truthful far.
Floodwaters person disrupted connectivity, with 27 bridges overflowing and 179 km of roads rendered unusable. Damage was besides reported to 420 classrooms, 241 anganwadi centres, 246 energy poles, 36 transformers, and 24 insignificant irrigation tanks. Two alleviation centres person been opened, providing structure to 266 displaced villagers.
