Summary:
Swaraj India Party state president Chamarasa Malipatil said that there has been only 30% sowing in Raichur district due to shortage of rain. The situation will be grim in Manvi and Raichur taluks if the illegal water extraction is not stopped. "Due to this, water is not reaching Manvi and Raichur taluks. "Though sowing of sunflower, cotton and tur is done, they are dried up due to shortage of rain. Most of the water is utilised by farmers in Koppal, Gangavathi and Sindhanur taluks..