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Karnataka asks Centre to declare drought situation as ‘calamity of national significance’
Karnataka has requested the Centre to declare the current drought situation as a 'calamity of national significance'. Preliminary assessments indicate that nearly 80% of the sown crop has been lost in affected areas due to inadequate rainfall and persistently high temperatures, according to Parameshwara.
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