Kalaburagi likely to figure in second list of drought-hit taluks, says Ajay Singh

Minister for Minor Irrigation Ajay Singh said that taluks in Kalaburagi district would be included in the State government’s second list of drought-hit areas. Speaking to presspersons in Kalaburagi city on Saturday, Dr. Singh said the first list was not final and assured that the government would make efforts to ensure that the district’s drought-affected taluks were included in the list.

“This is only the first list, and it is not final. We are hopeful that Kalaburagi will be included in the second list,” he said.

The Minister said farmers in Kalaburagi were facing difficulties due to inadequate rainfall and crop losses. He added that he, along with district in-charge Minister Priyank Kharge and Medical Education Minister Sharan Prakash Patil, would meet Deputy Chief Minister and Revenue Minister G. Parameshwara to seek the inclusion of the district’s taluks in the drought-hit list.