Mysuru district seeks ₹152.2 crore relief for drought-induced crop losses
A joint task force submitted a report to the National Disaster Response Fund requesting compensation for 1,80,218 hectares of affected land.
The Mysuru District Task Force has requested ₹152.2 crore from the National Disaster Response Fund (NDRF) to compensate for crop losses in drought-hit areas of Mysuru district, according to The Hindu.
The request follows a survey conducted by a committee comprising officers from the Agriculture, Horticulture, Sericulture, and Revenue departments.
A total of 1,80,218 hectares in the district have been identified as drought-affected, with the cultivation cost valued at ₹875.7 crore.
In the first phase, eight taluks were declared drought-affected, while 39,352 hectares in Periyapatna taluk were included in a second phase, the Agriculture Department stated.
Sources from the Department of Agriculture noted that NDRF guidelines limit monetary aid to ₹8,500 per hectare of dry land.
For the kharif season, sowing was completed on 2,76,394 hectares, or 73.39 per cent of the 3,76,609 hectare target. For the rabi season, sowing has been completed on 57,090 hectares of the 71,787 hectare target.