'50 more taluks to be declared drought-hit by month end': DK Shivakumar
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A Deccan Herald report quotes DK Shivakumar as saying that 50 more taluks are expected to be declared drought-hit by month end. [1]
The headline attributes the forecast to Shivakumar and does not provide further details on which taluks are involved or how the declaration would be made. [1]
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40/100
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elevated human impact
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50 more taluks to be declared drought-hit