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Udupi admn. told to seek ₹100 crore from Centre to address sea erosion
The Hindu
Home Minister and in-charge of Udupi district Basavaraj Bommai on Monday asked the district administration to prepare a proposal to seek ₹100 crore as special compensation from the Union government to
Home Minister and in-charge of Udupi district Basavaraj Bommai on Monday asked the district administration to prepare a proposal to seek ₹100 crore as special compensation from the Union government to address sea erosion issues. Speaking at a review meeting in Udupi, the Minister said that Cyclone Tauktae and other factors have resulted in 9,115 m of coastal area eroding causing more than ₹90 crore loss. A special compensation will have to be sought to take up a project to prevent sea erosion permanently. The Home Minister said that a full-fledged team of State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) will be sanctioned for the district.More Related News