Since the last week of April, heavy rain has been reported in many parts of the state, damaging crops. Srinivas Reddy, former director, Karnataka State Natural Disaster Management Centre, said summer crops have been damaged. “In areas where land is irrigated or is dependent on borewells, farmers took up summer crops. According to Reddy, horticulture crops along with paddy and maize were damaged. Agriculture Minister N Cheluvarayaswamy said the government is aware of crop loss due to heavy rain.

Source: Indian Express May 16, 2024 02:36 UTC