Over 800 people who were residing in the relief centres have returned home on Sunday.
Kodagu received moderate rainfall on Sunday.
Currently, there are 3,227 people residing in 32 relief camps in the district. Previously there were 7,594 victims in 51 relief camps.
According to Mr Gangaram Baderia, principal secretary and relief commissioner, revenue department (disaster management) the deputy commissioner of Kodagu may keep a team of NDRF and relieve all other rescue teams from different agencies including those of the Indian army, navy, air force, fire and emergency services, home guards, civil defence, and NCC on Sunday. The teams have so far rescued 4,450 people in Kodagu.
The Karnataka engineers association assured of free consultation for reconstruction and rehabilitation of the flood affected areas.
As many as 1,048 out of 1,052 telecom networks including those of Airtel, BSNL, TSP, Idea, Jio and Vodafone are being restored. Chescom has restored electricity in most of the villages.
State government employees association head Mr H.K. Ramu who visited Kodagu on Sunday and said that they are donating their one day’s salary which will amount to Rs 102 crores, for the relief of people of Kodagu.
