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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Waqf bill attacks Muslims, sets precedent to target other communities in future: Rahul Gandhi
New Delhi (PTI): Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Saturday alleged the "Waqf Bill attacks Muslims" and "sets a precedent to target other communities in future".
In a post on microblogging site X, Gandhi shared an article which claimed that the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) has now shifted focus to Catholic Church land after the passage of Waqf Bill.
"I had said that the Waqf Bill attacks Muslims now but sets a precedent to target other communities in the future," he wrote on X.
"It didn't take long for the RSS to turn its attention to Christians," the Congress leader wrote referring to the article.
"The Constitution is the only shield that protects our people from such attacks -- and it is our collective duty to defend it," Gandhi wrote.
Congress leader KC Venugopal too shared another article pointing to Catholic Church surpassing Waqf Board in landholdings and said, "As predicted, first one minority targeted, now onto the next."
