Dossier
inadequate rainfall
Coverage of inadequate rainfall in the Nexus archive.
- 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.