Karnataka Dy. CM inspects drought situation in Koppal, Yelburga and Kushtagi taluks
Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister G. Parameshwara toured Koppal district to assess severe crop damage caused by a prolonged drought. He met with local farmers and officials to evaluate the impact on maize and tur crops across several taluks.
Why it matters
The assessment highlights the critical agricultural crisis in northern Karnataka, where 217 out of 240 taluks are drought-hit, impacting food security and farmer livelihoods.
Deputy Chief Minister G. Parameshwara on Thursday toured Koppal district and inspected crop damage caused by the prevailing drought in Koppal, Yelburga and Kushtagi taluks.
Accompanied by Koppal Lok Sabha member K. Rajshekhar Hitnal and MLA K. Raghavendra Hitnal, Mr. Parameshwara began his drought assessment tour at Vanaballari village in Koppal taluk. He inspected maize and tur crops in the field of farmer Shivappa Mudukappa Goudra and tur and horse gram crops in the fields of B. Krishnamurthy and D. Hosalli Seema.
He later visited Gunnal village in Yelburga taluk, where he inspected the tur crop in the field of Mahesh Hanumanthayya and the maize crop in the field of Channabasavva Eshappa Ullagaddi.
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