Central team assesses drought situation in Mysuru

Members of the Central drought assessment team and Deputy Commissioner G. Lakshmikanth Reddy at a meeting in Mysuru on Monday. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement

A Central drought study team on Monday assessed the drought situation in Mysuru district and sought details from officials on rainfall deficit, water availability, and crop losses.

The team comprising Sudham Beg, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying; Ashish Pandey, Deputy Adviser, Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation; Pradeep Kumar, Under Secretary, Department of Food and Public Distribution; and Karan Chowdhary, Deputy Director, Mahalanobis National Crop Forecast Centre (MNCFC), Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, held discussions with officials at the Zilla Panchayat meeting hall.