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Demand for white paper on drought relief - State government ignores farmers' plight
The opposition leader in the state assembly said that the Chief Minister is spending time on secret operations instead of paying attention to the severity of drought in the state.

The opposition leader in the state assembly said that the Chief Minister is spending time on secret operations instead of paying attention to the severity of drought in the state. The Chief Minister is spending more time in Delhi than in the state and is not showing concern for farmers. There is drought in 217 taluks, and the loss is 46,324 crore rupees. However, the state government is providing a total of 1,500 crore rupees to farmers as relief, which is about 2,500 rupees per farmer, he said. The groundwater level has dropped, and even after digging thousands of feet, there is no water in the tube wells. In many places, polluted water is available, and the government is not paying attention to the health of the people. The government is not paying attention to drinking water. Ministers are not visiting villages. Even though special sessions were called, there was no benefit, he said. Banks are issuing notices related to loan recovery. Microfinance companies are also coming for recovery. Although it was announced that the milk subsidy would be increased from 5 rupees to 8 rupees, it has not been implemented. In all these developments, he demanded that a white paper be released on how much money has been released for drought relief and how much has been given to farmers.