Asserting that kharif crop production is likely to be affected this year due to deficit rainfall, Agriculture Minister N. Chaluvarayaswamy has directed the Revenue and Agriculture department officials to complete the joint survey to assess crop loss before the Central study team arrives, so that they can convince the Central team of the actual drought situation prevailing on the ground.
Chairing a divisional-level meeting to review the implementation of the department’s projects in the districts of Kalyana Karnataka region here on Tuesday, Mr. Chaluvarayaswamy said that the State government has declared 195 taluks as drought-hit and the joint survey by the Revenue and Agriculture departments will help convince the Central team of the prevailing drought condition in the region and get the maximum compensation for crop losses and damage.
Expressing displeasure over the failure to utilise the funds released for Raichur and Yadgir districts for implementing agriculture schemes to improve the economic conditions of farmers, Agriculture Commissioner Y.S. Patil said that of the total ₹388.95 lakh released for Yadgir district, only ₹83.19 lakh has been spent. And, Raichur district has spent ₹478 lakh of the ₹828 lakh released for agricultural schemes.
