More taluks to be added to drought list by Karnataka
Karnataka's Deputy Chief Minister announced that additional taluks are expected to be added to the state's drought-affected list following ongoing ground truthing. The government intends to seek central compensation despite political friction with the opposition.
Why it matters
It highlights the administrative challenges of disaster management and the political difficulties in securing federal aid for climate-related crises.
Deputy Chief Minister G. Parameshwara on Friday said that eight to 10 taluks more could be added to the list of drought-affected taluks before a final memorandum is submitted to the Centre.
While the State has already declared 217 taluks out of 240 in the State as drought-hit, ground truthing exercise is being undertaken in the rest 23.
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