Cyclone Tauktae: Karnataka government estimates damage at Rs 209 crore

Bengaluru: A comprehensive survey on damages caused by Cyclone Tauktae was conducted by the state government and the estimated loss is Rs 209.30 crore.

In a memorandum to the Centre, the State government listed the damage caused by the cyclone — 1047 km of roads, sea erosion protection walls, 473 houses, 71 government buildings, 29 minor irrigation schemes, 79 transformers, and 107 km of electrical lines were damaged, besides 263 boats and 324 nets were ruined, severely impacting the livelihood of fishermen.

The Karnataka government has asked the Centre to send an Inter-Ministerial Central Team (IMCT) to make a spot assessment of the damage caused by Cyclone Tauktae.