Bengaluru, Oct. 4 -- Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister and Revenue Minister G. Parameshwara said the Central drought assessment team has been comprehensively briefed on the rainfall deficit, crop losses, drinking water situation, water availability in reservoirs and lakes, fodder stock for the coming months, measures to prevent distress migration, crop insurance enrolment, input subsidy and the State's requests for drought relief.

Speaking to the media after a meeting with the high-level Central team visiting Karnataka to assess the rainfall deficit and drought situation, the DyCM said the team led by Union Government Joint Secretary Ajit Kumar Sahu has arrived in Karnataka to assess the ground reality. Officials have been divided into thr...