Bengaluru, Oct 3 (UNI) Karnataka on Saturday sought Rs 3,705.30 crore in drought relief from the Centre as a Central assessment team began a three-day visit to the state to assess the severity of the situation across 217 of its 240 taluks declared drought-hit.
New Delhi, Oct 3 (UNI) Congress President and Leader of the Opposition in the Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge has urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to personally intervene in the “grave” drought situation in Karnataka and sought the immediate release of Rs 3,705.30 crore in Central assistance sought by the state to deal with widespread crop losses and distress among farming families.