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The state government has released Rs 5 crore from State Disaster Recovery Fund (SDRF) here on Friday to the Department of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Services to develop fodder.
According to official sources, the fund which was released to the Commissioner of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Services Department would be utilised to purchase seeds and grow fodder.
According to sources, the state government which has over Rs 441.31 crore to combat scarcityhad released Rs 288.40 crore so far, to 30 districts in the state.
The sources said that Tumkur district, which has been the most hit by drought has got the highest grant of Rs 21.25 crore, followed by Chikkballapura (Rs 17.70 cr), Mandya (Rs 16.80 cr), Bijapur (Rs 14.55 cr), Gulbarga (Rs 13.35 cr), Bagalkote (Rs 13.10 cr), Chitradurga (Rs 12.80 cr), Gadag (Rs 12.15 cr), Raichur (Rs 11.95 cr), Hassan (Rs 10.60 cr), Belgaum (Rs 9.25 cr), Haveri (Rs 9.90 cr), Dharwad (Rs 9.15 cr), Bellary (Rs 9.10 cr), Davanagere (Rs 8.35 cr), and Ramanagar (Rs 8.20 cr).
Meanwhile, Kodagu has got least amount of grant of Rs 2 crore.
The state government has declared as many as 142 taluks as drought-hit.
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