Centre approves £79.5 mn for drought-hit Karnataka

NEW DELHI: The Central government has approved £79.5 million in assistance to drought-hit Karnataka. A meeting chaired by Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh approved the assistance from the National Disaster Relief Fund (NDRF). The committee examined the proposal based on the report of the inter-ministerial central team that visited the state. Karnataka has stated that the region had suffered a crop loss of £2.5 billion and had asked the Centre for a package of £470.2 million as aid.