Give compensation to the flood-hit, says Siddaramaiah in letter to CM

With standing crops on 15 lakh hectares destroyed in heavy rains and floods in this 12 months’s monsoon in north and south Karnataka, Leader of the Opposition Siddaramaiah has demanded that the authorities present compensation to farmers and the poor who’ve misplaced their crops and homes.

He has urged the State authorities to take an all-party delegation to the Centre to search funds for endeavor aid and restore work. The authorities also needs to convene a legislature session to focus on the issues confronted by the flood-affected folks, he mentioned.

In a letter to Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa on Thursday, Mr. Siddaramaiah mentioned the authorities had not paid compensation to multiple lakh homeowners whose homes have been destroyed in final 12 months’s rains. Though 2.47 lakh homes have been destroyed in 2019, compensation of ₹5 lakh was paid to a few of the 1.24 lakh homeowners. Some homeowners obtained simply ₹1 lakh, he claimed.

“This year’s monsoon destroyed crops, houses and public infrastructure even more. While crops on 15 lakh hectares were destroyed in 2020, about 10 lakh hectares was affected in 2019. The government has decided to borrow ₹90,000 crore from various sources, but has not provided relief to flood victims,” Mr. Siddaramaiah mentioned.

The Congress chief, who toured Bidar, Kalaburagi, Yadgir, Bagalkot and different rain-devastated districts just a few days in the past, mentioned the sowing of crops this 12 months had exceeded the goal on greater than 30% of the focused space, however the floods had destroyed the crops. Crops akin to groundnut, maize, jowar, paddy, onion, oilseeds, and business crops akin to espresso and cotton have been destroyed.

Legislators and Ministers haven’t been responding to the grievances of the flood victims, selecting as a substitute to marketing campaign for bypolls, he mentioned.