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- Farmers in Siruguppa taluk are running tractors over their own withered paddy crops after severe drought left sown fields unsalvageable.
- The taluk, which is rain-dependent, has received only 36.2 mm of rain, with food grain sowing at just 14.48% of the 45,066-hectare target, though commercial crops like cotton exceeded targets.
- The Tungabhadra and Vedavati Hagari rivers have completely dried up, and borewells have failed as groundwater levels fall.
- Farmer activists are demanding the government declare the area severely drought-hit, pay compensation, and arrange drinking water and cattle fodder, while accusing officials and representatives of indifference.
What to watch next
- Whether the government declares Siruguppa a severely drought-affected taluk
- Whether compensation reaches farmers who lost their crops
- Arrangements for drinking water and cattle fodder in affected villages
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Named India · Tungabhadra River · Vedavathi Hagri River · D.Mareppa Nayaka · J.Siddaramanagoud · Siruguppa
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