Karnataka Rajya Raitha Sangha (KRRS) State president Badagalapur Nagendra has urged the State government to set up a corpus fund for providing necessary relief to farmers who may lose their crops to drought, hailstorm, pest attack and the other natural calamities.
Addressing presspersons in Kalaburagi on Friday, Mr. Nagendra urged the government to buy crops as per the prices fixed by Commission for Agricultural Costs and Prices.
As much as 80% of crops have been damaged this kharif season due to lack of timely rainfall. Though the government has declared drought, relief has not yet reached farmers, he added.
