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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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July 29,2020

Bengaluru, Jul 29: State officials will conduct Common Entrance Test (CET) exam as per the instructions given by the state high court, said Karnataka deputy chief minister CN Ashwathnarayan on Tuesday.

"Officials have informed that they are all set to conduct exams on July 30 and 31. We will put this matter in front of the high court. As per the instructions of the high court, we will move forward," said Ashwathnarayan.

This comes after Karnataka High court asked the state government to reconsider the decision of conducting the CET exam.

"...I had called an emergency meeting with district collectors, officials of education, transport, health, police department. And, I took information about the preparedness for conducting the CET exam," he added.

Karnataka CET Exam is a state-level entrance exam organised for providing admissions in Engineering, Pharmacy, B Pharma and other courses offered by colleges and institutions located in the state.

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February 17,2020

Bengaluru, Feb 17: Karnataka State Government have plans to establish three more ultra Mega Renewable Energy power parks, each of 2500 MW capacity, Karnataka Governor, Vajubhai Wala informed the joint legislative meeting, here on Monday.

Addressing a Joint Legislative meeting here, he said that the proposed Ultra Mega Renewable Energy parks would come up at Koppala, Bidar and Gadaga in the state.

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March 30,2020

Bhatkal, Mar 30: Uttara Kannada district administration has decided to shift all those Bhatkal residents who have returned from abroad after March 15 to quarantine facilities in Bhatkal town to avoid further family contacts, Deputy Commissioner of Uttara Kannada K Harish Kumar said on Monday.

“All primary contacts identified are already in government quarantine facilities,” he said in a communique.

All people must cooperate to maintain social distancing to avoid further spread of COVID-19, he added.

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