Mysore/Mysuru: With the State reeling under severe drought, a JD(S) team headed by Chamundeshwari MLA G.T. Devegowda carried out a drought study at Bettadur in Bilikere Hobli of Hunsur taluk yesterday morning.
Speaking on the occasion, G.T. Devegowda said the State is experiencing unprecedented drought with the failure of monsoon. Pointing out that according to an estimate, crops grown in 85,000 hectares of the district have wilted for want of rains, he said that the district has suffered a crop loss of hundreds of crores of rupees.
