₹30,000 crore due to drought this year, reported PTI The Karnataka Chief Minister said the drought condition has resulted in crop loss on 42 lakh hectares in the state and 216 out of 236 taluks have been declared drought-hit “There is crop loss of 42 lakh hectares in the state. The farmers have incurred a loss of ₹30,000 this year.
As per the National Disaster Response Fund (NDRF) norms, we have sought ₹4,860 crore from the union government and the central team has visited the drought-hit areas," PTI reported Siddaramaiah as saying at the inauguration of historic Mysuru Dasara festival. The chief minister mentioned that the state government had earlier declared drought in 195 taluks of the state.
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