Two separate Central teams on drought assessment led by senior officials visited various villages of Dharwad and Davangere districts on Saturday to take stock of the ground realities and also listen to grievances of the farmers.
A Central team on drought assessment led by Joint Secretary of Department of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Ajit Kumar Sahoo began its tour of Dharwad district by visiting Harobelavadi village, where it visited the onion field of farmer Anwar Shaikh and interacted with him.