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Karnataka [ Images ] Chief Minister BS Yeddyurappa [ Images ] has said that all villages that were marooned in the recent floods in Karnataka would be relocated to safer places.
Talking to reporters in Bengaluru [ Images ] on Sunday, Yeddyurappa said: "We are going to acquire about 5,
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The floods have wrecked havoc in northern parts of Karnataka, described by officials as the worst in many decades,
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Floodwaters have swamped millions of acres of farmland and damaged standing crops of sugarcane, maize,
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Following the calamities, the Centre has already released the second installment of over Rs 209 crore from the Calamity Relief Fund. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh [ Images ] had announced an ex-gratia of one lakh rupees each to the next of kin of those killed in the floods.
The Armed Forces have rescued 3,600 people in the states.
Image: Flood-affected people stand on top of a building in the flooded areas of Karnataka.