Lack of joint monitoring mechanism leading to floods in the Bhima basin, says Minister

Unlike successful the Krishna basin, determination is nary associated inter-State mechanics for monitoring h2o levels and flood power successful the Bhima basin.

That is why, villages connected the Bhima are apt to endure flood loss, Industries and territory in-charge Minister M.B. Patil said successful Sindgi of Vijayapura territory connected Sunday.

He said that radical successful immoderate parts of Vijayapura and Kalaburagi districts person suffered unprecedented floods this year. Usually, floods are caused by h2o released from the Ujni reservoir.

“However, this time, a immense magnitude of h2o has been released from the Sina stream that has caused floods successful villages on the Bhima, the erstwhile Irrigation Minister said.

He spoke to reporters aft visiting flood-hit areas successful Vijayapura district. He interacted with flood-affected families successful Indi and Sindgi taluks and promised them timely compensation and assistance.

Officials archer maine that arsenic per archetypal estimates, crops connected 1.38 lakh hectares person been damaged successful the district. They see cotton, reddish gram and onion. Nearly fractional of sugarcane has besides suffered damage, according to him. A elaborate harvest nonaccomplishment survey volition beryllium taken up and submitted to the State government, helium said.

He visited a alleviation centre successful Kumasagi colony astatine the Government Primary School successful Sindgi and inspected facilities there. He spoke to inmates and instructed officials to guarantee that they bash not endure from immoderate inconvenience.

There is simply a request from victims to find a imperishable solution to the occupation of flooding. For that, “we request for land. We volition person the authorities of the need. If required, we volition get onshore and physique shelters,” helium said.

Old, low-lying bridges volition beryllium rebuilt oregon repaired. All this volition beryllium done successful consultation with the victims.

He asked the inmates not to panic arsenic the territory medication is afloat prepared to grip the flood concern and safeguard some radical and their livestock.

Mr. Patil directed officials to guarantee proviso of nutrient and aesculapian assistance astatine the centre. He besides visited the banks of the Bhima adjacent Kumasagi and reviewed the flood situation.

Deputy Commissioner K. Anand told him that 867 persons person taken structure successful 16 alleviation camps acceptable up successful the district. He besides said that preliminary estimates amusement that 47 houses person suffered implicit oregon partial damage.

The Minister was accompanied by MLA Ashok Managuli, Zilla Panchayat Chief Executive Officer Rishi Anand, Superintendent of Police Laxman Nimbargi and different elder officials.