Centre approves ₹1.7k crore grant to drough-hit Karnataka
The Centre on Thursday approved a grant of ₹1,782 crore to drought-affected Karnataka, and ₹209 crore to Uttarakhand which was hit by floods in 2013 under the National Disaster Relief Fund. However, the Karnataka government had sought relief of ₹4,702 crore for the loss of 2016 kharif crops following the severe drought in the state.