<p>Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa offered bagina to River Cauvery at Krishnaraja Sagar (KRS) dam in Srirangapatna taluk, Mandya district on Thursday.</p>.<p>Yediyurappa offered bagina for the fourth time as chief minister. He had given the offering for three consecutive years from 2008.</p>.<p>Following good rains in the Cauvery catchment area and Kodagu district, the water level of the KRS dam reached the maximum level of 124.80 ft a week ago.</p>.<p>The chief minister, who arrived in Mysuru, left for KRS dam by helicopter and offered bagina. He was accompanied by Minister R Ashoka, MPs A Sumalatha and Prathap Simha, Mysuru Mayor Pushpalatha Jagannath and others.</p>.<p>Speaking on the occasion, the chief minister said, the government has a challenge before it to tackle the worst floods. "An expert team from the Centre has visited the flood-affected areas and the Union government will extend financial support to manage the situation," he said.</p>.<p>The chief minister assured to allocate funds for resuming the MySugar and PSSK factories in the district in the interest of farmers.</p>.<p class="CrossHead"><strong>Rs 536 crore for Kodagu</strong></p>.<p>Yediyurappa has said that a special package of Rs 536 crore towards the rehabilitation of flood victims in Kodagu district, which was ravaged by floods.</p>.<p>He a chaired a meeting of officials at Sainik School in Koodige near Kushalnagar, during his visit to Kodagu district.</p>.<p>Gathering information on flood-related damages in the district, he directed the officials to undertake relief measures on a war-footing. “A grant of Rs 100 crore will soon be released towards the same. More grants will be released in the future,” he added.</p>
<p>Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa offered bagina to River Cauvery at Krishnaraja Sagar (KRS) dam in Srirangapatna taluk, Mandya district on Thursday.</p>.<p>Yediyurappa offered bagina for the fourth time as chief minister. He had given the offering for three consecutive years from 2008.</p>.<p>Following good rains in the Cauvery catchment area and Kodagu district, the water level of the KRS dam reached the maximum level of 124.80 ft a week ago.</p>.<p>The chief minister, who arrived in Mysuru, left for KRS dam by helicopter and offered bagina. He was accompanied by Minister R Ashoka, MPs A Sumalatha and Prathap Simha, Mysuru Mayor Pushpalatha Jagannath and others.</p>.<p>Speaking on the occasion, the chief minister said, the government has a challenge before it to tackle the worst floods. "An expert team from the Centre has visited the flood-affected areas and the Union government will extend financial support to manage the situation," he said.</p>.<p>The chief minister assured to allocate funds for resuming the MySugar and PSSK factories in the district in the interest of farmers.</p>.<p class="CrossHead"><strong>Rs 536 crore for Kodagu</strong></p>.<p>Yediyurappa has said that a special package of Rs 536 crore towards the rehabilitation of flood victims in Kodagu district, which was ravaged by floods.</p>.<p>He a chaired a meeting of officials at Sainik School in Koodige near Kushalnagar, during his visit to Kodagu district.</p>.<p>Gathering information on flood-related damages in the district, he directed the officials to undertake relief measures on a war-footing. “A grant of Rs 100 crore will soon be released towards the same. More grants will be released in the future,” he added.</p>