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Flood situation in Karnataka continues to remain grim

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August 11, 2019

Bengaluru, Aug 11 (UNI) With the flood situation in Karnataka in over 17 districts continued to be grim, the Union Home Minister Amit Shah would be is conducting an aerial survey in Belagavi, the worst affected districts in the state, on Sunday afternoon.

According to official sources, Amit Shah will arrive to Belagavi in the afternoon, and immediately will leave to conduct an Aerial survey of the flood-hit taluks, including Chikkodi, Kagwada, Gokak and Athani taluks.

Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa, will also accompany the Union Home Minister, and appraise him about the severe flood conditions in the state, the measures taken by the state government to tackle the natural disaster to him.

Flood situation in the Cauvery basin remain very serious

The unprecedented rain and flood situation in the Cauvery Basin region worsened today as the discharge from the reservoirs from the river and its tributaries surpassed danger mark by many levels.

The combined water discharge from Cauvery and Kabini reservoirs Surpassed 2.4 lakh cusecs this morning and people living on the banks of the two rivers were shifted to safer places to relief centres that but the food and drinking water was scarce amid the deluge in these gruel centres, the victims of the flood said on Sunday.

The major reservoir of Krishnarajasagar across Cauvery has been receiving very heavy inflow of 1,87,721cusces due to unprecedented rain in the catchment areas coming under Kodagu district. While the discharge from the dam was 1,19,997 cusecs with level reading 118,75 feet against just short of the maximum level of 124.8 feet.

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June 16,2020

Shivamogga, Jun 16: The Deputy Commissioner on Tuesday announced a ban on movement of heavy goods vehicles in the Agumbe ghat section between June 15 and October 15 as a precautionary measure, as there was possibility of landslides due to heavy rain during the monsoon season.

All trucks over 12 tonnes will be prohibited from passing through the ghat, DC K B Shivakumar said in a statement here.

The authorities have suggested two alternative routes for the movement of heavy freight vehicles – the Shimoga-Thirthahalli-Sringeri-Kerekatte-Karkala-Udupi-Mangaluru route and the Shimoga-Thirthahalli-Mastikette-Hulikal-Hosangadi-Siddapura-Udupi-Mangaluru route.

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July 26,2020

Bengaluru, Jul 26: A total of 5,199 new COVID-19 cases and 82 deaths were reported from Karnataka on Sunday, the state's health department said.

With this, the total number of coronavirus cases in the state stands at 96,141, including 58,417 active cases and 35,838 recoveries.
So far, 1,878 deaths have been reported from Karnataka.

Meanwhile, India reported a spike of 48,661 cases and 705 deaths in the last 24 hours, said the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Sunday.

A total of 9,46,777 tests have been done so far and the number of tests per million in the national capital stands at 49,830.

The total COVID-19 positive cases stand at 13,85,522, including 4,67,882 active cases, 8,85,577 cured/discharged/migrated, and 32,063 deaths, it added. 

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April 30,2020

Bengaluru,  Apr 30: As many as 30 new COVID-19 cases have been confirmed in Karnataka from April 29, 5:00 pm to April 30, 5:00 pm, taking the total number of cases to 565, informed the State Health Department on Thursday.

Meanwhile, a total of 1,718 new cases were reported in the last 24 hours, taking the total number of cases to 33,050 in the country.

A total of 630 patients have recovered in the last 24 hours, as per the latest data provided by the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.

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