From Our Special Correspondent
Daijiworld Media Network

Bengaluru, Jul 20: All students of government and aided Schools across the State will be served eggs for four days a week as per an agreement signed between Azim Premji Foundation and the Karnataka government in Bengaluru on Saturday.

The agreement was signed by Azim Premji Foundation and the state education department officials in the presence of Wipro Chairman Azim Premji and Chief Minister Siddaramaiah.

Siddaramaiah said the Azim Premji Foundation has offered to bear the cost of serving eggs to the school children in order to ensure that the children were healthy and had nutritious food in their diet.

CM to rush to Ankola on Sunday

The Chief Minister later told media persons that that he has received about the widespread devastation in Uttara Kannada district due to heavy downpour and also landslides and he has directed officials to initiate relief measures immediately.

He said he will be leaving to Ankola in Uttara Kannada to inspect the damages and also the havoc caused by collapse of bridges.

Roads have been damaged causing disruption in traffic and also several houses have collapsed due to the rains, he said.

The Chief Minister said he has released Rs 775 crore to the Deputy Commissioners to take up relief works and promised to release additional funds if needed.