A Central team inspected damage caused by heavy rainfall in Yadgir district on Tuesday. The team included Mahesh Kumar, Joint Director of the Ministry of Finance’s Department of Expenditure, ISRO Scientist Akash Mohan, and Honnamba, Commissioner of Karnataka State Disaster Management Authority. They surveyed agricultural fields and broken infrastructure. Key spots inspected were Bhima river bridge and Gursunagi Bridge-cum-Barrage. The Bhima river was in spate last year due to continuous heavy rainfall for nearly a week. The team, along with State Revenue officials, visited farms in Wadagera taluk before returning to Yadgir city. Deputy Commissioner Harshal Bhoyal briefed the team on the damage at the district administration office. He said 1.12 lakh hectares, or 34.63% of the sown area, were damaged. Standing crops, roads, 498 houses, several bridges, and drinking water projects suffered damage. The total estimated cost is ₹102 crore for infrastructure and ₹219.81 crore for crops. He added, "Compensation has been distributed for the affected farmers through DBT, as per NDRF norms. A comprehensive report on the infrastructure damage has been submitted to the State government." Joint Director of Agriculture Ratendranath Sugar explained the survey methods to the team. This inspection follows the severe rainfall that hit the district in September last year.