Bengaluru, Nov. 6 -- Karnataka has suffered a loss of around Rs.62,000 crore due to drought and has sought about Rs.22,000 crore in relief from the Centre as per National Disaster Response Fund (NDRF) norms, Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister and Revenue Minister G. Parameshwara said on Friday.

Speaking at his residence in Sadashivanagar, Bengaluru, Parameshwara said the state has already submitted three memorandums to the Union government on crop loss.

"Based on NDRF guidelines, the state has calculated its eligible requirement and sought around Rs.22,000 crore. We have written to the Prime Minister, Union Home Minister and Union Agriculture Minister seeking appointments to personally explain the drought situation," he said.

He said that...