Rural Development department grants Rs. 20 crores to flood-hit Karnataka, AP

New Delhi, Oct 16 (ANI): Union Minister of Rural Development and Panchayati Raj Dr. C.P.Joshi has accorded sanction of Rs.20 crores each to the States of Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh for flood relief measures.

The sanctioned grant is a part of the Calamity Component of National Rural Drinking Water Programme (NRDWP).

It will be used to restore the damaged drinking rural water supply system in the above two flood affected States during the current financial year 2009-10. (ANI)