Karnataka faces a 40% rainfall deficit, straining farmers financially. Crop losses mount as they demand compensation and declare drought status. | India News

India faces a significant 42% rainfall deficit this monsoon, exacerbated by El Nino. The government is implementing contingency plans across 315 vulnerable districts, focusing on…

About 315 districts are likely to have been affected by low monsoon rainfall, said Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan.

Deficit rainfall from the weak southwest monsoon has sharply depleted water levels across Malnad reservoirs, with critically low inflows threatening hydroelectric power generation…

Karnataka faces a severe 42% rainfall deficit this year, leading to a significant drop in groundwater levels. As a result, 826 villages are currently grappling with drinking water…

Karnataka faces a 40% rainfall deficit, straining farmers financially. Crop losses mount as they demand compensation and declare drought status. | India News

With the monsoon’s deficit pegged at 43% for June, state-specific and crop-specific vulnerabilities remain for the year’s kharif season.