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Ministers to tour drought-hit arts of Karnataka, reviews relief measures

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January 25, 2019

Bengaluru, Jan 25: Karnataka ministers will tour drought-hit districts across the state to assess the ground situation, including supply of drinking water in the affected areas, said the ruling JD-S-Congress coordination committee chairman Siddaramaiah on Thursday.

"The ministers heading each of the four teams the state government formed last month will tour the drought-hit districts they have been assigned and review the relief-measures taken to mitigate hardships faced by the people," Siddaramaiah told reporters in Bengaluru.

The coalition government has declared 17 of the 30 districts as drought-hit due to deficit rainfall during the south-west monsoon from June to September and failure of the north-east monsoon from October to December.

The ministers have been authorised to take suitable action to provide relief to the people, including farmers and the landless due to crop loss," said the former Congress chief minister.

The 5-member committee headed by Siddaramaiah, has Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy and Janata Dal-Secular (JD-S) national secretary Danish Ali, Deputy Chief Minister G. Parameshwara and Congress secretary and party's state in-charge KC Venugopal.

A 10-member inter-ministerial central team (IMCT) in November visited the drought-hit districts in the southern state's three regions and assessed the losses incurred by farmers and the people.

According to state Revenue Minister R.V. Deshpande, the state has been facing drought since the past 13 years. As per preliminary estimates, 15-lakh hectares of agricultural and horticultural crops have been affected, with an estimated loss of Rs 8,000 crore.

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June 27,2020

Udupi, Jun 27: The Indian Meteorological Department and the Karnataka State Natural Disaster Monitoring Centre have sounded Orange alert in coastal Karnataka as there is all possibility of heavy rain lashing the region for the next three days from Saturday.

According to the forecast, the district may get 100 mm to 115 mm rainfall. The District Disaster Management Authority (DDMA) has given instructions on taking precautions in the district.

All officers of district and taluk-levels have been told to compulsorily remain in the central position. The citizens should take care not to venture into rivers or the sea. They should also stay away from electricity poles, buildings, and trees, which might prove dangerous, and take shelter in safer places.

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July 27,2020

Bengaluru, Jul 27: Former Karnataka chief minister H D Kumaraswamy on Monday took strong exception to the BJP's celebration over completing one year in office and alleged that people are suffering due to anti-people policies of the state government.

In a tweet on Monday, he said that since the last six months pension due to physically challenged, old age and Widow pensions were not paid. He urged the Government Issue emerge order to release pension amounts immediately. It was shameful on the part of the Government to keep the pension amount being kept pending.

This government has no eyes and ears and claiming only challenging years and transparent government, what examples required for them, he questioned.

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March 14,2020

Mangaluru, Mar 14: Following the avian flu outbreak in neighboring Kerala, authorities at Pilikula Biological Park in Moodushedde, on the outskirts of the city, have taken all precautionary measures to prevent the death of birds in the park.

Park Director H J Jayaprakash Bhandari said that "the behaviour of the birds is being monitored near open water sources on the premises'.

Though no deaths were reported in the Zoo or on lake premises, the staff continue to maintain a strict vigil on open water sources like lakes. He said the Park was being sanitized.

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