Karnataka Dy CM G Parameshwara urges PM Modi to declare drought a 'national calamity', seeks urgent Central assistance
Jul 16, 2026
In a post on X, Parameshwara said the state had recorded a 42 per cent rainfall deficit in June and a further 34 per cent deficit in July, resulting in extensive crop losses, declining groundwater levels, reduced inflows into reservoirs and worsening drinking water shortages across rural and urban areas.