The Dakshina Kannada-based non-governmental organisation Shree Kshethra Dharmasthala Rural Development Project (SKDRDP) has come forward to construct 1,000 houses in flood-affected districts of the State.
Dr L.H. Manjunath, Executive Director of SKDRDP, told Business Line that the 1,000 houses will be built at a cost of Rs 10 crore. Asked about the location of the houses, he said the area will depend on the request from the Karnataka Government.
Based on the reports from the ground-level workers of SKDRDP in the flood-affected areas, the President of SKDRDP, Dr D. Veerendra Heggade, has ordered for the release of Rs 10 crore for the construction of 1,000 houses, he said.
It may be mentioned here that the State Government has requested the heads of religious institutions, business and industry establishments and others to help take up relief measures in the flood-affected areas in many districts of Karnataka. The Government has sought their help to construct around two lakh houses in the flood-affected areas.
Dr Manjunath said that SKDRDP has also made arrangements for the distribution of five lakh rotis in flood affected areas.
The self-help group (SHG) members affiliated to the SKDRDP in Dharwad, Haveri and Gadag districts have come forward to prepare rotis for distribution in flood-affected areas. “The first lot of two lakh rotis has already left for areas such as Raichur, Koppla and Navalgunda,” he said.
As the floods have damaged crops in many districts, the SKDRDP President is planning to disburse seeds for replanting in those areas, he added.
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