Madikeri: Even as rescue and relief operations gained momentum in Kodagu district on Saturday, Chief Minister (CM) H.D. Kumaraswamy (HDK) conducted an aerial survey of Kodagu district and took stock of the situation. The CM flew in an IAF helicopter from HAL Airport in Bengaluru for the aerial survey of flood-ravaged Kodagu district and landed at Periyapatna, from where he travelled to Madikeri by Road.
Later speaking to press persons at Madikeri Kumaraswamy said 950 personnel from multiple agencies have been deployed for relief works. Over 350 people have been rescued and multiple agencies have pressed every rescue related machinery into service, he said.
