drought situation
Coverage of drought situation in the Nexus archive.
- Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar not concerned about drought situation in Karnataka, alleges BJP State president B.Y. Vijayendra
BJP State president B.Y. Vijayendra accuses Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar of not addressing the drought in Karnataka, claiming the CM has only conducted a video conference with Deputy Commissioners without further action.
- Karnataka Cabinet to meet on July 19 to discuss drought situation
The Karnataka Cabinet will meet on July 19 to discuss the drought situation, following a prior video conference with deputy commissioners, zilla panchayat CEOs, and officials.
- Karnataka asks Centre to declare drought situation as ‘calamity of national significance’
Karnataka has requested the Centre to declare the current drought situation as a 'calamity of national significance'. Preliminary assessments indicate that nearly 80% of the sown crop has been lost in affected areas due to inadequate rainfall and persistently high temperatures, according to Parameshwara.