BENGALURU: Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai held a video conference with Deputy Commissioners and other senior officials of the rain-affected districts on Saturday. The CM chaired the meeting from his RT Nagar residence and sought details of the havoc caused by incessant rains. He then issued directions for effective rescue and relief measures.
The DCs of Dakshina Kannada, Uttara Kannada, Kodagu, Shivamogga, Hassan, Mandya, Mysuru, Davangere, Tumakuru, Ramanagara, Yadgir, Koppal, Haveri, Bidar, Kalaburagi, Gadag and Chikkamagaluru participated.
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Thursday warned of extremely heavy rain across Karnataka, especially over the South Interior region, for the next three days. The Karnataka State Disaster Management Authority has issued an orange alert for Bidar, Kalaburagi, Yadgir, Vijayapura, Raichur, Haveri and Dharwad districts for Saturday and a yellow warning for other districts of north-interior Karnataka.
A yellow warning has been issued for Bidar, Kalaburagi and Yadgir on Sunday and Monday. In south-interior Karnataka, a yellow warning is issued for Davangere and no warning for the remaining districts till August 10. (ANI)