BENGALURU: The Karnataka government on Friday informed the legislative assembly that it will be writing to the center to relax the norms for states to declare drought hit taluks and districts for additional financial reprieve to the citizens of these areas.
Responding to a debate on the drought situation in parts of Karnataka, revenue minister Krishna Byregowda said the state government cannot violate the Drought manual 2016, as amended in 2020, by the centre which has rigid conditions to declare drought hit taluks and districts.