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Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Tuesday urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to release Rs 18,177 crore to battle a crisis arising out of drought in Karnataka...
The CM, along with state revenue minister Krishna Byre Gowda, met the PM in Delhi and submitted a memorandum highlighting that out of the 236 taluks, 223 had been hit by drought, with 196 of them severely affected...
Agriculture crops on about 4.82 million hectares have suffered damage ranging from 33% to 100%, with most of the areas reporting losses of more than 80%, the CM said.. Speaking to the media in Delhi, Siddaramaiah said a high-level committee led by home minister Amit Shah that decides on relief to states had not met so far to discuss Karnataka's drought situation even after the state submitting a memorandum thrice..
Karnataka, the CM said, submitted its first memorandum seeking Rs 4,860 crore on September 22, after which the Centre drafted an inter-ministerial central team (IMCT)..
After seven more taluks were declared drought hit on November 4, the total claim from the state had risen to Rs 18,177 crore, the memorandum read...
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