Minister BZ Zameer Ahmed Khan inspects drought-hit farmlands in Kudligi taluk of Vijayanagara district on Friday to assess crop damage. MLA Dr NT Srinivas and district-level officials accompanied him Kudligi (Vijayanagara): Emotional scenes marked minister BZ Zameer Ahmed Khan’s drought assessment tour in Vijayanagara district as distressed farmers narrated their losses and sought immediate govt…
Minister Santosh Lad inspects crops in Harobelavadi village in Dharwad taluk. MLA NH Konaraddi and Dc Snehal are also seen Dharwad: Though fields across Dharwad district appear lush and green, erratic and inadequate rainfall has severely affected crop growth and yields, minister Santosh Lad said, assuring farmers that the govt would ensure all eligible relief…
Karnataka has been hit by drought for 16 monsoon seasons in the past 25 years Bengaluru: Karnataka’s weak southwest monsoon has again raised the spectre of drought, with the state ending July with a 26% rainfall deficit overall and several districts reporting even higher shortfalls.Farmers and the govt have already expressed worry, especially in the…
7 regions officially declared in drought across England/Image: Getty Images Drought has been declared in half of England after months of unusually dry conditions, as officials warn that sustained low rainfall is straining water supplies, rivers and the wider environment.The Environment Agency announced that seven areas are now officially in drought: East Anglia, Hertfordshire and…
The crop is cultivated over a period of 100 to 105 days between April and July. Chennai: Inadequate irrigation supply has forced farmers in the Cauvery delta to scale down kuruvai, the short-duration paddy crop, by nearly one lakh acres this season, with Nagapattinam, Ariyalur, Trichy, Thiruvarur and Thanjavur among the worst-affected districts. Against the…
Gadag: Former chief minister and Haveri MP Basavaraj Bommai suggested chief minister DK Shivakumar not to make township that will affect farmers. Instead, the satellite township should be developed on govt lands with all necessary facilities, he said.Speaking to the media here on Tuesday, Bommai said that the govt has sufficient land to utilise. “We…
