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REVEALED: Government panics as karnataka faces rainfall deficit - The Real Truth

With delayed monsoon and deficit rainfall across Karnataka, the government is gearing up to declare the State as drought-hit.

Speaking to reporters in Bengaluru on June 19, Revenue Minister Krishna Byre Gowda said the State Government is in ‘panic’ as districts across Karnataka are facing a severe deficit in rainfall. 

“As on June 19, 2023, there is a rainfall deficit in all districts. If there is no improvement, we will have to start discussing the possibility of declaring a drought in the first week of July,” Mr Gowda said.

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