GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
Ministry of Agriculture
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE & COOPERATION
RAJYA SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION N0.490
ANSWERED ON MARCH 01, 2013
QUESTION
Loss of Crops Due to Drought in Karnataka
490. SHRI RAJEEV CHANDRASEKHAR:
Will the Minister of AGRICULTURE be pleased to state:
(a) whether Government has assessed the loss of various crops in Karnataka due to consistent Drought conditions in the State and resultant losses caused to the farmers and the State;
(b) if so, the details thereof, crop-wise; and
(c) the remedial measures Government has taken or proposes to take in this regard?
ANSWER
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES
(SHRI TARIQ ANWAR)
(a) to (c): During Kharif-2012, Government of Karnataka had declared drought in 142 talukas in the State.
An Inter-Ministerial Central Team (IMCT) had visited the State and assessed loss/damage to Kharif crops. As per report of the IMCT, a total of 15, 45,743 ha kharif area had suffered crop losses of 50% or more in drought affected talukas. Taluka wise details are at Annexure-I.
Based on the report of IMCT and recommendation of Inter-Ministerial Group (IMG), Government of India has approved Rs.526.06 crore to the State from National Disaster Response Fund (NDRF) subject to the adjustment of 75% of balance available in the State Disaster Response Fund (SDRF) for management of situation caused by drought-2012. Government of India has also approved Rs.14.20 crore to the State from Special Component of National Rural Drinking Water Programme (NRDWP) for repair of damaged drinking water supply works.
Annexure-I
List of drought affected districts/taluks in Karnataka
|
S.No |
District |
Taluk |
Area affected (in ha*) |
|
1. |
Bangalore (U) |
Anekal |
165 |
|
|
Bangalore North |
210 |
|
|
|
Bangalore South |
92 |
|
|
2. |
Bangalore (R) |
Devanhalli |
665 |
|
|
Dodaballapur |
1256 |
|
|
|
Hoskote |
958 |
|
|
|
Nelamangala |
1028 |
|
|
3. |
Ramanagar |
Channapatna |
940 |
|
|
Kanakapura |
2421 |
|
|
|
Magadi |
3795 |
|
|
4. |
Chitradurga |
Challakere |
17969 |
|
|
Chitradurga |
17051 |
|
|
|
Hiriyur |
10489 |
|
|
|
Holalkere |
25382 |
|
|
|
Hosadurga |
24319 |
|
|
|
Molakalmuru |
5293 |
|
|
5. |
Davanagere |
Channagiri |
8543 |
|
|
Davanagere |
6451 |
|
|
|
Harihar |
585 |
|
|
|
Harapanahalli |
20715 |
|
|
|
Honnali |
13048 |
|
|
|
Jagalur |
11905 |
|
|
6. |
Kolar |
Bangarpet |
3572 |
|
|
Kolar |
4563 |
|
|
|
Malur |
2218 |
|
|
|
Mulbagal |
4692 |
|
|
|
Srinivasapura |
2712 |
|
|
7. |
Bagepalli |
Bagepalli |
5405 |
|
|
Chikkaballapur |
3785 |
|
|
|
Chintamani |
6685 |
|
|
|
Gauribidanur |
4350 |
|
|
|
Gudibanda |
3985 |
|
|
|
Sidlaghatta |
3864 |
|
|
8. |
Shimoga |
Bhadravathi |
1332 |
|
|
Shikaripur |
9940 |
|
|
|
Shimoga |
1728 |
|
|
9. |
Tumkur |
Chikkanayakanahalli |
7103 |
|
|
Gubbi |
2860 |
|
|
|
Koratagere |
3693 |
|
|
|
Kunigal |
4355 |
|
|
|
Madhugiri |
6039 |
|
|
|
Pavagada |
51107 |
|
|
|
Sira |
21207 |
|
|
|
Tiptur |
5167 |
|
|
|
Tumkur |
1434 |
|
|
|
Turuvekere |
3938 |
|
|
10. |
Chamarajanagar |
Chamarajanagar |
22513 |
|
|
Gundlupate |
33475 |
|
|
|
Kollegal |
6957 |
|
|
|
Yelandur |
3020 |
|
|
11. |
Chikmagalur |
Chickmagalur |
4076 |
|
|
Kadur |
21726 |
|
|
|
Tarikere |
2005 |
|
|
12. |
Hassan |
Alur |
3450 |
|
|
Arkalgud |
6250 |
|
|
|
Arasikere |
26795 |
|
|
|
Belur |
2400 |
|
|
|
Channarayapatna |
11850 |
|
|
|
Hassan |
6725 |
|
|
|
Holenarasipur |
4000 |
|
|
13. |
Mandya |
Krishnaraja pet |
1932 |
|
|
Maddur |
2400 |
|
|
|
Malavalli |
4285 |
|
|
|
Mandya |
3400 |
|
|
|
Nagamangala |
2065 |
|
|
|
Pandavapura |
5340 |
|
|
|
Sri rangapatna |
3873 |
|
|
14. |
Mysore |
Heggadadevankote |
41628 |
|
|
Hunsur |
53047 |
|
|
|
Krishnarajanagar |
17700 |
|
|
|
Mysore |
12203 |
|
|
|
Nanjanagud |
44375 |
|
|
|
Periyapatna |
36071 |
|
|
|
T. Narasipur |
7765 |
|
|
15. |
Bellary |
Bellary |
1082 |
|
|
Hadagali |
9967 |
|
|
|
Hagaribommanahalli |
6156 |
|
|
|
Hospet |
1125 |
|
|
|
Kudligi |
24447 |
|
|
|
Sandur |
7133 |
|
|
|
Siruguppa |
5535 |
|
|
16. |
Gulbarga |
Afzalpur |
25245 |
|
|
Aland |
35275 |
|
|
|
Chincholi |
30050 |
|
|
|
Chitapur |
32500 |
|
|
|
Gulbarga |
28500 |
|
|
|
Jewargi |
37302 |
|
|
|
Sedam |
14929 |
|
|
17. |
Yadgir |
Shahapur |
14546 |
|
|
Shorapur |
15375 |
|
|
|
Yadgir |
21450 |
|
|
18. |
Koppal |
Gangavathi |
3340 |
|
|
Koppal |
8644 |
|
|
|
Kushtagi |
9498 |
|
|
|
Yelburga |
8739 |
|
|
19. |
Raichur |
Deodurg |
5924 |
|
|
Lingsugur |
22726 |
|
|
|
Manvi |
8993 |
|
|
|
Raichur |
13822 |
|
|
|
Sindhanur |
2741 |
|
|
20. |
Bagalkote |
Badami |
3250 |
|
|
Bagalkote |
920 |
|
|
|
Bilgi |
2300 |
|
|
|
Hungund |
3500 |
|
|
|
Jamkhandi |
14079 |
|
|
|
Mudhol |
7634 |
|
|
21. |
Athani |
Athani |
6398 |
|
|
Bailhongal |
37191 |
|
|
|
Chikkodi |
21676 |
|
|
|
Gokak |
10891 |
|
|
|
Hukkeri |
33524 |
|
|
|
Raibagh |
10207 |
|
|
|
Ramdurg |
8327 |
|
|
|
Soundatti |
11301 |
|
|
22. |
Bijapur |
Begewadi |
6430 |
|
|
Bijapur |
7751 |
|
|
|
Indi |
13002 |
|
|
|
Muddebihal |
12055 |
|
|
|
Sindagi |
26838 |
|
|
23. |
Dharwad |
Dharwad |
18950 |
|
|
Hubli |
13525 |
|
|
|
Kundgol |
15850 |
|
|
|
Navalgund |
575 |
|
|
24. |
Gadag |
Gadag |
3596 |
|
|
Mundargi |
4875 |
|
|
|
Naragund |
14 |
|
|
|
Ron |
15173 |
|
|
|
Shirhatti |
18128 |
|
|
25. |
Haveri |
Byadgi |
16250 |
|
|
Haveri |
27500 |
|
|
|
Hanagal |
13275 |
|
|
|
Hirekerur |
11285 |
|
|
|
Ranebennur |
11600 |
|
|
|
Savanur |
7850 |
|
|
|
Shigaon |
4639 |
|
|
|
Total |
1545743 |
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