Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah announced on Tuesday that a combined package amounting to more than Rs 2000 to 2500 crore will be provided as compensation, as crops have been damaged in an area of 10 lakh hectares in the state due to excessive rainfall in four districts of the State.

At a press conference in Kaaburagi on Tuesday, Karnataka CM said, “After the aerial survey, I had a lengthy discussion with the Ministers, MLAs, and officials, reviewing the situation in the four districts: Kalaburagi, Bidar, Yadgir, and Vijayapur, regarding the flood situation.”

The Chief Minister further said that 117 villages across the four districts are in “distress”, and 80 care centres have been opened. Siddaramaiah noted that the water released from Maharashtra, combined with excessive rainfall

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