Karnataka Seeks Rs 22,400 Cr Drought Relief, Urges Union Govt To Act

Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister G Parameshwara has sought Rs 22,400.58 crore in drought relief from the Centre, urging Prime Minister Narendra Modi and two union ministers to expedite the release of funds to farmers affected by crop losses across the state. 

In separate letters dated November 2, he wrote to Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah and Union Agriculture and Farmers



Welfare Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, seeking urgent appointments to present the state's revised memorandum and explain the extent of the drought-related losses.

According to the memorandum, 226 taluks have been affected by drought, with crops spread across 57.93 lakh hectares suffering damage. The estimated economic losses have been pegged at Rs 62,481.88 crore, it said.