Drought-hit farmers voice woes to Deputy Chief Minister in Nanjangud
Deputy Chief Minister G. Parameshwara visited drought-hit Nanjangud to assess crop losses and meet with affected farmers. Officials reported significant deficits in rainfall, leading to widespread failure of maize, sunflower, and pulse crops.
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Highlights the ongoing agricultural crisis in Karnataka and the government's response to farmer distress caused by climate-induced rainfall deficits.
Deputy Chief Minister and Revenue Minister G. Parameshwara on Wednesday inspected drought-hit areas in Nanjangud taluk and interacted with farmers whose crops had withered due to deficit rainfall.
On the second day of his visit to Mysuru district to assess the drought situation, Mr. Parameshwara visited the fields of farmers Shivabasappa and Mahadevappa at Gattawadi village, where maize and sunflower had been cultivated.
The farmers told the Deputy Chief Minister that they had borrowed money to raise the crops and were now facing severe financial difficulties following the crop loss. They appealed to the government for immediate assistance.
Mr. Parameshwara sought details from officials at the spot about the drought situation in the taluk. Officials said horse gram was normally cultivated on around 4,500 hectares, black gram on 4,200 hectares, green gram on 3,500 hectares, maize on 3,400 hectares and cotton on 8,000 hectares annually.
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