Bengaluru: Karnataka government has added more taluks in the drought-hit after the rain deficit hits the state second year in a row. The state is facing a major water crisis after the northeast monsoon disappointed the farmers. The government has declared 88.6% of the area as dry. 156 taluks out[Read More…]
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Rain-deficit 23 districts in Karnataka declared drought-hit
Of the 30 districts across Karnataka, 23 districts have been declared drought-hit due to deficit rainfall in the monsoon season, an official said on Wednesday. “Though the monsoon (June-September) was near normal in coastal, south interior and Malnad regions with record rainfall causing floods in seven districts, deficit-rains forced the[Read More…]