Karnataka Declares Drought in 101 Talukas
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The government of Karnataka has made a big announcement. It says 101 talukas in the state have drought. A taluka is a small area inside a district.
Ballari is one district with drought. Four talukas in Ballari have no rain. The government says crops on 29,000 hectares of land are dead.
A hectare is a way to measure land. Farmers there lost their crops. This is bad news for many families.
The BJP is a big political party in India. The BJP is not happy with the government's help. They want more support for farmers.
BJP wants the government to give a loan waiver. This means farmers do not have to pay back their loans. BJP wants this for loans up to 1 lakh rupees.
One lakh means 100,000 in Indian numbers. Many farmers took loans to grow crops. Now they cannot pay because their crops died.
The government has not said yes to this yet. People wait to see what happens next.
Vocabulary5 words
- taluka
- a small area inside a district in India
- drought
- a long time with no rain
- hectare
- a way to measure a big piece of land
- BJP
- a big political party in India
- loan waiver
- when you do not have to pay back money you borrowed
Quiz
Answer key
1. 101 2. 29,000 hectares 3. A loan waiver up to 1 lakh rupees
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The government of Karnataka has made a big announcement. It says _____ talukas in the state have drought.
Ballari is one district with drought. _____ talukas in Ballari have no rain.
The government says crops on _____ hectares of land are dead.
The _____ is not happy with the government's help.
BJP wants the government to give a _____.
BJP wants this for loans up to _____ rupees.
Many farmers took _____ to grow crops.
The government has not said _____ to this yet.