Karnataka Rains: Minister Orders Officials to Take Immediate Relief Measures
30 Aug 2025 1:09 PM IST30 Aug 2025 1:09 PM IST
Addressing a review meeting at the Zilla Panchayat on Friday, Khandre asked the district administration and agriculture officials to personally visit affected villages instead of relying on WhatsApp messages
Minister Khandre at the reservoir.
Bidar: Heavy rains over the past few days have disrupted life across Bidar district, damaging crops, roads, and schools, prompting District In-charge Minister Eshwar Khandre to direct officials to take immediate relief measures, conduct a crop-loss survey, and ensure compensation through insurance companies without delay.
Addressing a review meeting at the Zilla Panchayat on Friday, Khandre asked the district administration and agriculture officials to personally visit affected villages instead of relying on WhatsApp messages. He said that farmers must not be made to wait for relief and instructed officers to assess available funds under SDRF and NDRF to speed up assistance.
Transport services, particularly in Aurad, Kamalnagar, and Bhalki taluks, have been badly hit with several villages cut off. The minister asked the Deputy Commissioner and transport officials to take urgent steps to restore bus services.
Khandre directed officials to fill potholes temporarily during the monsoon and take up permanent repair works after October.
In Bhalki taluk, waterlogging has flooded schools, making it difficult for children to attend classes. The minister instructed officials to drain the water immediately and set up care centres wherever necessary. He also warned that government schools and anganwadi buildings in poor condition must be repaired without delay, and held BEOs and the DDPI accountable for any lapses.
With the risk of communicable diseases increasing after rains, Khandre directed health officials to step up checks in waterlogged areas and ensure repairs of weak ANM centres and hospitals.
On the administrative side, the minister instructed PDOs, sub-inspectors and taluk-level officers to stay overnight in their headquarters so they remain accessible during emergencies.
Earlier, Khandre visited flood-affected villages, including Kanaji near the Karanja reservoir, and personally inspected the damage caused by the recent heavy rains.
The minister found that standing crops of maize, urad, tur and soybean had been completely destroyed, while several houses had collapsed, leaving villagers in distress. Listening to the grievances of the locals, Khandre assured them that the government would provide appropriate relief measures at the earliest.
He also visited the Karanja reservoir — considered the lifeline of the district — and held discussions with officials regarding its current status. Officials informed him that the reservoir, which has a storage capacity of 7 TMC, was now full, with an inflow of 10,000 cusecs and an outflow of 13,000 cusecs.
Khandre directed the authorities to maintain the reservoir in accordance with safety norms and take all precautionary steps to prevent any risk to human lives and property.
( Source : Deccan Chronicle )
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