Karnataka is likely to seek Rs 1,100 crore as relief from the Centre for damages incurred during the recent spate of heavy rainfall, Revenue Minister R Ashoka said Tuesday. “The report we have to submit to the Centre is getting ready. We may ask for Rs 1,100 crore as relief,” Ashoka told reporters, adding that the memorandum seeking compensation under the National Disaster
Over 1,500 rajma and potato growers of the Munsiyari sub-division of Uttarakhand have suffered heavy losses with 30 per cent of their crops already got damaged due to the heavy rainfall from October 17 to 19. The roads damaged in the rains have only compounded their problems leading to extra transportation costs to take their produce to local markets. "The five km road from