Farmers associations have written to the Union government demanding immediate release of drought relief.
Karnataka Rajya Raitha Sangha and Bharatiya Krishik Samaj have urged the Union government to take up drought relief works and release crop loss compensation to farmers immediately, without waiting for a report from officials.
“The State government has already declared drought in 195 taluks. The Union government should release enough funds to expand MGNREGA coverage to 200 days in a year. It should also enable officials to enrol all members of a family who want to seek work,” Krishik Samaj Sidagouda Modagi leader said.
