Daijiworld Media Network - Bengaluru (SP)

Bengaluru, Aug 14: As per an estimate, heavy rain which lashed the state has inflicted loss of about Rs 10,000 crore.

As per the initial evaluation done recently, the above loss was estimated. Rs 4,000 crore financial aid from the centre is expected and a detailed report for the same is under preparation.

Around 13 districts in the state received heavy rainfall from August 1 till now, flooding hundreds of villages. As per the details provided by the state disaster response force, 18 have lost their lives, 42 cattle have died, 125 houses were completely destroyed and 3,639 houses have been partially damaged.

As many as 43,827 hectares of agricultural land and 48,696 acres of horticulture land were destroyed during the 10 days of heavy rainfall. About 3,500 people were accommodated in 109 relief camps. Between 50 and 100 roads and bridges have suffered damages.

A senior officer of PWD said that engineers and gram panchayat officers have been asked to list out the estimate towards the losses suffered by roads, bridges, culverts etc. He said that as per recent information, 16,633 km roads were damaged, out of which some were completely destroyed. This includes state and national highways.

As many as 547 bridges and canals were damaged in Kodagu and Belagavi districts. Losses cannot be properly assessed in case of roads and bridges where water has accumulated, secretary of PWD Guruprasad stated.