Central teams visit drought-hit Karnataka villages for second day

Inter-Ministerial Central Teams assessing the impact of drought in Karnataka continued their field visits for the second day on Sunday, meeting farmers and officials during their assessment.

Visits across affected districts

The teams visited several drought-affected villages in Yadgir and Raichur districts. They also visited Gerdada and Arakere villages in Saligrama taluk of Mysuru district, along with a few villages in Hassan and Davanagere districts.

During the visits, the teams interacted with farmers as well as the officials concerned. The field-level interactions are part of the teams’ assessment of the drought situation and the losses suffered in the affected areas.

Report to follow assessment

The teams will assess the drought situation and estimate the losses till October 6. After completing the exercise, they will submit a report to the Centre.

The assessment comes as Karnataka has submitted two memorandums to the Centre seeking drought relief. The State has estimated the losses at around ₹46,000 crore and sought nearly ₹7,500 crore in relief under the Central guidelines. The teams’ report will follow their visits to the affected villages and interactions with farmers and officials.

Source: The Hindu