With the Centre’s drought review team starting its tour of 13 drought-affected districts in Karnataka, the State government has urged the team to understand the impact of rainfall deficiency on agriculture rather than arriving at a conclusion looking at the standing crops.
Revenue Minister Krishna Byre Gowda told presspersons here that it was “a situation of green drought” in many parts of Karnataka. “Some crops were lost soon after sowing and in other cases, there is standing crop due to intermittent rainfall. However, the yield from the crop has been severely reduced and there is no scope for recovery,” he said, after briefing the team of Central officials that will tour districts till Sunday to assess the drought effects.
