Speaking to presspersons, he said in the month of July, Kottigehara has received 2,952.08 mm rainfall while Gonibeedu has received 1,573.07 mm.
Zilla Panchayat Engineering division incurred a loss of Rs 5 crore.
The damage to Public Works Department (PWD) road and buildings have been estimated at Rs 2.23 crore.
Every year Hemavathi river inundates Uggihalli colony. To shift 47 families from Uggihalli, 25 acre land has been earmarked at Bettadamane.
Published 29 July 2009, 18:36 IST