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Center Owned by Deccan Chronicle HoldingsKarnataka Seeks Rs 22,400 Cr Drought Relief, Urges Union Govt To Act
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Karnataka’s Deputy Chief Minister G Parameshwara has asked the central government for about Rs 22,400.58 crore in drought relief, urging the Prime Minister and union ministers to approve an early release of the funds. A revised memorandum says drought has hit 226 taluks, affecting millions of people. Parameshwara warned that a failed monsoon can erase years of hard work, deplete family savings and leave a generation of cultivators in uncertainty, underscoring the urgency of the appeal.
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Hyderabad: Three days in Delhi, a large part of the Cabinet in tow, and no meeting with the Prime Minister, the Union Home Minister or any Union Minister concerned. That is what Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy’s campaign for a Rs 30,000-crore drought relief package has delivered so far, with the…
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"A Viksit Bharat cannot be built upon an agricultural economy in which one failed monsoon can wipe away years of hard work, exhaust a family's savings and push a generation of cultivators into uncertainty" Dy CM G Parameshwara said
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Karnataka's Deputy Chief Minister G Parameshwara has requested Rs 22,400.58 crore in drought relief from the Centre. He emphasizes the urgency for the Prime Minister and union ministers to approve the funds. The revised memorandum indicates that 226 taluks suffered from drought, affecting millions…
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"A Viksit Bharat cannot be built upon an agricultural economy in which one failed monsoon can wipe away years of hard work, exhaust a family's savings and push a generation of cultivators into uncertainty" Dy CM G Parameshwara said
