Karnataka writes to Centre seeking financial aid for crop loss
The Hindu
The State needs funds to provide compensation to farmers who had lost their crop
With standing crops on over five lakh hectares damaged in November rains, Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on November 29 said the Karnataka Government has written to the Centre seeking additional financial aid for providing compensation to farmers who had lost their crop.
Speaking to reporters after attending a function at Sri Siddaganga mutt in Tumakuru, the Chief Minister said the Finance Department had written to the Secretary of the National Disaster Monitoring Authority (NDMA) urging dispatch of a team of officials to conduct a survey of the crop damage in Karnataka. The State Government has already conducted a survey on crop damage in various districts.
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