Central team assesses drought damage in Karnataka’s Yadgir and Raichur
A three-member central team has inspected drought-hit villages in Yadgir and Raichur to assess crop losses and the impact of prolonged dry conditions on farmers. Its findings will contribute to a report seeking financial relief under the National Disaster Response Fund, according to the supplied material.
A three-member Inter-Ministerial Central Team visited drought-affected villages in Karnataka’s Yadgir and Raichur districts on Sunday to assess crop damage and the difficulties facing farmers after a prolonged dry spell during the kharif season. The team comprised Man Singh, Director of the Department of Rice Development in Patna; Partha Paul, Under Secretary in the Department of Expenditure in New Delhi; and Rakesh Kumar, Under Secretary in the Department of Rural Development in New Delhi. The officials spoke directly with affected cultivators during the field visit.
The assessment focused on the effects of rainfall deficits and depleted soil moisture in the two districts. The supplied material said standing crops, mainly cotton, green gram and red gram, suffered extensive damage across lakhs of acres after dry conditions persisted during important growth stages. The losses have placed agricultural households under severe financial strain, it said.
The state government declared Yadgir and Raichur drought-affected after official surveys confirmed extended dry spells and critical soil-moisture depletion. Deputy Commissioners Rahul Pandve of Yadgir and Poovitha S. of Raichur accompanied the central officials, along with senior Revenue and Agriculture Department officers.
The district administrations provided field reports and other administrative data during the inspection. The central team’s observations and feedback from farmers will be used to prepare a formal report. That report is intended to support a request to the Centre for a financial relief and assistance package under the National Disaster Response Fund.
The supplied material did not specify the value of aid sought or when the report would be submitted. The visit therefore represents an assessment stage rather than an announcement of relief. Any assistance will depend on the findings presented to the Centre and the subsequent decision on support under the disaster-response framework.
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