Drought-hit taluks rise to 124, with 23 more additions

Karnataka on Thursday declared 23 more taluks as drought-hit taluks, taking the total of drought-affected taluks in the State to 124.

Of the 23 taluks declared drought hit, 21 have been classified under “severely drought-affected” and two “moderately affected” drought taluks after ground truthing exercise was conducted in the second round.

After the latest announcement, the State has a total of 110 taluks under the severe drought-hit category and 14 as moderately drought-affected. A total of 101 taluks were declared as drought hit on August 27 in the first round.

The severely drought-hit taluks as per the second round are Tiptur, Karatagi, Manvi, Sindhanur, Sirawara, Afzalpur, Aland, Chittapur, Kalaburgi, Yadrami, Shahbad, Bhalki, Basavanabagewadi, Bableshwar, Tikota, Rattehalli, Hubballi, Navalgund, Hubballi City, Annigeri and Kadur.