State govt declares 195 taluks drought-affected: Full list here
Bengaluru: The state government on Thursday issued an order designating 161 taluks as severely drought-affected and 34 taluks as moderately drought-affected within the state.
“After conducting a survey based on the drought declaration guidelines, the state government has officially designated 161 taluks as severely drought-prone out of the total 236 taluks spread across 31 districts. Additionally, 34 taluks have been categorized as moderately drought-prone. An appeal will be made to the central government for drought relief,” said Chief Minister Siddaramaiah.
Here is the list of the severely affected 161 Taluks :-
Bengaluru Urban District, Bengaluru east, Bengaluru Rural Districts including Devanahalli, Doddaballapur, Hoskote, Nelamangala.
Ramanagara District: Kanakapura, Ramanagara, Harohalli.
Chitradurga District: Challakere, Chitradurga, Hiriyur, Hollakere, Hosadurga, Molakalmuru.
Davangere District: Channagiri, Davangere, Harihar, Honnali, Jagaluru, Nyamati.
Mysore District: H. D. Kote, Hunsur, Mysore, Nanjangud, Piriyapatna, T. Narasipura, Saraguru, Saligrama, KR Pete.
Mandya District: Maddur, Malavalli, Mandya, Nagamangala, Pandavapura, Srirangapatna.
Bellary District: Bellary Taluk, Sandur, Shiruguppa, Kurugodu, Kampli,
Koppal District: Gangavathi, Koppal, Kushtagi, Yelburga, Karatagi, Kukanur, Kanakagiri.
Raichur District: Lingsugur, Manvi, Raichur, Sirwar.
Kolar District: Bangarapet, Kolar, Mulbagilu, Srinivaspur, KGF.
Chikkaballapur District: Bagepalli, Chikkaballapur, Chintamani, Gauribidanur, Gudibande, Sidlaghatta.
Tumkur: Chikkanayakanahalli, Gubbi, Koratagere, Kunigal, Madhugiri, Pavagada, Shira, Tiptur, Thuruvekere.
Kalaburgi: Afzalpur, Alanda, Chincholi, Chittapur, Kalaburgi, Jewargi, Sedam, Kalagi, Kamalpur, Yadrami, Shahbad. Bidar: Balki, Basavakalyan, Hulasur
Belgaum: Athani, Bailahongala, Chikkodi, Gokak, Hukkeri Ramadurga, Raibaug, Savadatti, Kitturunippani, Kagavada, Madalagi, Yaragatti.
Bagalkot: Badami, Bagalkot, Baragi, Hungund, Jamkhandi, Mudola, Guledagudda, Ilakal, Rabakavi Banahatti.
Vijayapura: Basavan Bagewadi, Vijayapura, Indi, Muddebihala, Sindagi, Bableswar, Chadchana, Nidgundi, Talikote, Kolhara, Deharhipparagi, Alamela
Gadag: Gadag, Naragunda, Rona, Shirahatti, Gajendraghad, Lakshmeshwar.
Haveri: Haveri, Hirekerur, Ranebennur, Savanur, Rattihalli.
Dharwad: Dharwad, Hubli, Kundagola, Navalgund, Hubli city.
Shimoga: Bhadravathi, Hosanagar, Sagara, Shikaripura, Shimoga, Soraba, Thirthahalli.
Hassan: Arakalagudu, Chikkamagaluru: Kadur, Ajjapur.
Kodagu: Madikeri, Virajpet, Kushalnagar, Udupi: Karkala.
Uttara Kannada: Haliyal, Mundagode, Shirsi, Yallapur, Yadgiri: Shahapura, Vadagera.
Vijayanagar: Hospet, Hadagali, Hagaribommanahalli, Harapanahalli, Kottur, Kudligi.
List of moderately drought prone taluks: Anekal, Bengaluru North, Bengaluru South, Yelahanka, Magadi. Malur, Tumkur, Gundlupet, Kollegal, Hanur, Devadurga, Maski, Belur, Channarayapatna, Holenaraseepur, Sakleshpur, Koppa, Narasimharajapura, Sringeri, Kalasa, Somwarpet, Mangaluru, Moodbidre, Brahmavar, Ankola, Bhatkala, Karwar, Kumata, Joyda (Soup) , Shorapur, Yadgiri, Gurmitkal, Hunasigi.
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Rahul Gandhi to attend friendly football match between Messi, Revanth Reddy in Hyderabad
Hyderabad (PTI): Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, will attend the GOAT India Tour event featuring football legend Lionel Messi at the RGI Cricket Stadium here on Saturday evening, Telangana Congress sources said.
A friendly match will be played between the two teams -- Singareni RR9 and Aparna-Messi All Stars. These two teams will be playing a 15-20 minute friendly match and five minutes before the game, Chief Minister Revanth Reddy, a football enthusiast and Messi will join and will dribble the ball together.
Rahul Gandhi will land here on a special flight at 4.30 PM and will proceed to Taj Falaknuma Palace Hotel where Messi will be staying.
After watching the game, Gandhi will leave for the national capital by 10.30 PM.
Elaborate security arrangements are being made for the event at the RGI Cricket stadium.
Rachakonda Police Commissioner Sudheer Babu said security would be provided with 3,000 personnel.
