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The Hindu
The Hindu
National
Nagesh Prabhu

Karnataka incurs ₹7,467-crore loss as southwest monsoon marches on

As all districts of Karnataka received heavy rain during the last three months of the southwest monsoon, agricultural and horticultural crops on 5.74 lakh hectares of land worth ₹3,569 crore across the State have been damaged.

The loss to crops, houses, and infrastructure has been estimated at ₹7,467.13 crore as of August 28, 2022.

According to Karnataka State Natural Disaster Monitoring Center (KSNDMC), a total of 11,280 houses were fully damaged and 16,520 partially damaged. Agricultural and horticultural crops on 5,41,715 hectares and 32,248 hectares, respectively, were damaged.

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