Bagalkot: Excise Minister and district in-charge RB Timmapur praised the district administration’s effective management of the flood situation caused by the Krishna, Ghataprabha, and Malaprabha rivers. Speaking to reporters after inspecting flood-affected areas in Jamkhandi taluk and the Chikkapadasalgi bridge, Timmapur highlighted efforts to minimize damage by controlling water release into reservoirs.
“In Mudhol taluk, 13 relief centers are sheltering 1,540 people. In Rabkavi-Banhatti, seven centers house 951 people, and one center in Bilagi taluk shelters eight people. Overall, 2,499 people are in 22 relief centers across the district,” he stated. Three lives were lost in this year’s floods, with compensation of Rs 5 lakh per victim distributed to the affected families.
The floods have damaged crops including sugarcane, maize, urad, and green gram, affecting 15,455 hectares of agricultural land and 417 hectares of horticultural land. From June 1 to July 31, 414 houses were damaged, with 255 partially damaged. The government has disbursed Rs 16.14 lakh as compensation. Damage assessment of 44 houses from recent floods is ongoing.
The floods also damaged 451 electric poles, 90 transformers, and 9.18 kilometers of electrical wiring, as reported by HESCOM. No Anganwadi centers or schools were reported damaged. A survey has been ordered to assess basic infrastructure damage, with a report to be submitted for government approval.
Several bridges in Mudhol taluk were submerged, disrupting transportation. Minister Timmapur was accompanied by Bagalkot MLA HY Meti, Badami MLA BB Chimmanakatti, Deputy Commissioner Janaki KM, and other officials.