Disaster● ElevatedJul 16 · Jul 16, 2026, 4:20 PM
Karnataka asks Centre to declare drought situation as ‘calamity of national significance’
GlobeAlert Desk · curated from The Hindu
Preliminary assessments indicate that nearly 80% of the sown crop has been lost in several affected areas due to inadequate rainfall and persistently high temperatures: Parameshwara
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