Bengaluru Aug 27 (IANS) Karnataka has so far received Rs 46.15 crore as funds for relief and rehabilitation of people in flood-hit Kodagu district an official statement said.
"The Chief Minister s relief fund has received a total of Rs 46.15 crore through contributions from various state s institutions private firms and employee associations " a statement from Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy s office said.
Demand Drafts (DD) worth Rs 14 crore were received through 153 different individuals and organisations while more than Rs 9 crore was transferred to the relief fund through internet banking and digital wallets.
Kodagu s villages towns and public infrastructure were severely damaged after torrential rains caused floods and landslips in the hilly district during the southwest monsoon from August 14-22.
According to preliminary estimates the district has suffered losses worth Rs 1 140 crore to public and private property as a result of the rains Kodagu Deputy Commissioner P. Sreevidya earlier said.
At least 34 village panchayats have been badly damaged.
Apart from the Chief Minister s relief fund several Kannada media houses private organisations and non-governmental organisations have also been collecting funds to help the region in distress.
Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman during her visit to the district last week announced Rs 1 crore aid from Member of Parliament Local Area Development Scheme (MPLADS) being a Rajya Sabha member from Karnataka.
She had also said Rs 7 crore will be given to the affected district from the state-run defence organisations corporate social responsibility (CSR) funds.
While Karnataka has sought Rs 2 000 crore interim relief from the Centre for rehabilitation measures in the hilly district Sitharaman had said the aid will be announced only after an assessment of the losses.

--IANS bha/anp/sed