More taluks to be added to drought list by Karnataka
While the State has already declared 217 taluks out of 240 in the State as drought-hit, ground truthing exercise is being undertaken in the rest 23
Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister G. Parameshwara revealed on Friday that an additional eight to ten taluks may be added to the list of drought-affected regions before submitting a final memorandum to the Central government. Currently, the State has declared 217 out of 240 taluks as drought-hit. However, a ground truthing exercise is being conducted in the remaining 23 taluks to determine their status.
Officials anticipate that more taluks might meet the guidelines and be declared drought-affected. The Deputy Chief Minister expressed the hope to take an all-party delegation to the Centre to seek compensation for the affected regions. However, the Opposition party has declined to participate in the delegation. The Deputy Chief Minister mentioned that they will invite the Opposition again or proceed with submitting the memorandum regardless.
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