Bengaluru, Oct. 14 -- Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister G Parameshwara on Wednesday announced that the state government will notify seven more taluks as drought-hit, taking the total tally to 226 affected taluks, and will finalise a comprehensive memorandum within a week to seek financial assistance from the Centre.

Speaking to reporters near his Sadashivanagar residence, Parameshwara stated that a high-level delegation led by the Chief Minister along with senior cabinet members will visit New Delhi to submit the memorandum under the National Disaster Response Fund (NDRF) guidelines.

"Today we will declare 7 taluks as drought-hit. We will start ground truthing for the remaining taluks. In another week, the final memorandum will be prepare...