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INSPECTION: Collector T.N. Venkatesh pointing to the damage caused to the water mains on the Pasupathypalayam ground level bridge across the Amaravathy in Karur on Friday. KARUR: Relief operation for the rain-affected people in the district is being carried out on a war footing. Crop loss in the areas devastated by the torrential rain over the last few days can be ascertained and quantified only after water recedes from the submerged fields, according to Collector T.N. Venkatesh. At the end of a tour of the affected areas in the district on Friday, Mr. Venkatesh said 22 huts were fully damaged while another 85 dwelling units partially damaged. For families whose houses were fully damaged, Rs.2,000 in cash, one set of dhoti and sari, five kg of rice and a litre of kerosene would be provided, while families whose huts were partially damaged would be given Rs.1,000 in cash in addition to the same set of relief material. People who had relocated from the marooned hamlets in Kulithalai taluk had been allowed to return to their homes. They were provided with rations and relief supplies. Mr. Venkatesh said over 300 hectares in Kulithalai and Krishnarayapuram taluks were inundated and crops submerged. Only after the floodwater receded could the loss be estimated and forwarded to the State government for further action. While there was no major damage along the banks of the Cauvery, danger emanated along the banks of the Amaravathy, as the river carried at least 75,000 cusecs with smaller rivers emptying their water into it. A few thousand cusecs was being released from Kudaganaru Dam in the neighbouring Dindigul district, which increased the flow down the Amaravathy. At present, the river carried over 40,000 cusecs and the whole quantum was being drained into the Cauvery at Thirumukkoodalur, the confluence of the Cauvery and the Amaravathy. Mr. Venkatesh said the flash floods in the Amaravathy disarranged the water mains on the Pasupathypalayam ground level bridge, throwing into disarray drinking water supply to residential areas around Pasupathypalayam. Steps had been taken to supply potable water through tankers and lorries for the time being and the Karur Municipality had been directed to restore water supply to the affected areas as quickly as possible. There was no loss of life and the administration had directed all department officials to be ready to meet any eventuality.
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