Drought’s Alarming Situation

DROUGHT’S ALARMING SITUATION   For: Mains Topic covers: Drought, Karnataka’s situation – causes and solutions, Impact of Monsoon   News Flash The economic survey of the state for 2018-19 has projected “a negative growth of 4.8 per cent in the agricultural sector because of the drought situation prevailing due to the scarcity of rain”.   Drought in Karnataka Of 176 talukas, 156 have been listed as drought-hit following the failure of the northeast monsoon between…

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