New Delhi [India], Aug 18 (ANI): Karnataka Tourism and Culture Minister CT Ravi, along with Union Minister Prahlad Joshi, met Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday and demanded a special financial package for Chikmagalur district, which has been adversely affected due to heavy rains.

Following a landslide in the Chikmagalur district of Karnataka, vehicular movement was halted on the Alageshwara road in Koppa town of Chikmagalur district in the second week of August.

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Heavy rains in several parts of Karnataka have triggered floods and landslides which have wreaked havoc in the region over the past few days. (ANI)

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