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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AIITA welcomes Karnataka’s ban on obscene songs in school events
Bhatkal: The Karnataka unit of the All India Ideal Teachers Association (AIITA) has welcomed the Karnataka government’s decision to strictly ban school children from dancing to obscene songs during educational and cultural programmes in government, aided, and private schools across the state.
AIITA Karnataka State President M. R. Manvi congratulated the government for taking what he termed an important step to preserve the sanctity of education.
“Such decisions to safeguard the dignity of school children and uphold the values of education are the need of the hour. This rule should not be limited to government schools alone but must be strictly implemented in all private educational institutions as well,” he said.
He further urged the government to address other concerns within school programmes.
“The government should not only prohibit obscene dances in the name of school anniversaries, but also ensure that plays and dialogues that incite religious hatred are avoided. Schools should be centres of harmony, not platforms for spreading hatred,” he added.
According to a recent circular issued by the Department of School Education and Literacy, obscene dances are adversely affecting the mental health and moral values of students.
In this regard, schools have been advised to use songs that promote nationalism, positive thinking, the greatness of Kannada culture, and value-based traditions instead of inappropriate content during programmes.
The circular also emphasises that students should be dressed in decent attire.
AIITA also backed the department’s warning that disciplinary action would be taken against head teachers if such guidelines are violated. The association has further demanded that district Deputy Directors of Public Instruction strictly monitor the implementation of these rules.
