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This Drought-Hit Karnataka Village May Soon Become A Ghost Town
Locked homes, barren lands, ailing elders are common sights as one enters BK Halli village in Karnataka’s Pavagada taluka, 180 kms from state capital Bengaluru. Pavagada, an arid region, has been hit by drought 54 times in the last 60 years. There has been insufficient rainfall in the last 7-8 years in the village causing large scale migration. R...
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Boy Paraded Naked During Ritual For Rain In Drought-Hit Karnataka Village
A minor boy was paraded naked in a drought-hit village in Karnataka's Chitradurga district as part of a ritual to appease the rain gods.
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On Buses, Trains To Bengaluru: Drought-Hit Farmers Turned Labourers
Migration has a pattern in arid Ballari: If there is no rain for a second crop, villagers leave home for months at a stretch to work as labourers in a distant city.
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Water Wasted For Karnataka Chief Minister's Drive To Drought-Hit Village
It was not exactly a move of a man of the people. Hours before Chief Minister Siddaramaiah toured parts of North Karnataka that are under siege from drought, precious water was squandered on roads to ensure his drive would be dust-free.
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This Drought-Hit Karnataka Village May Soon Become A Ghost Town
Locked homes, barren lands, ailing elders are common sights as one enters BK Halli village in Karnataka’s Pavagada taluka, 180 kms from state capital Bengaluru. Pavagada, an arid region, has been hit by drought 54 times in the last 60 years. There has been insufficient rainfall in the last 7-8 years in the village causing large scale migration. R...
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Boy Paraded Naked During Ritual For Rain In Drought-Hit Karnataka Village
A minor boy was paraded naked in a drought-hit village in Karnataka's Chitradurga district as part of a ritual to appease the rain gods.
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On Buses, Trains To Bengaluru: Drought-Hit Farmers Turned Labourers
Migration has a pattern in arid Ballari: If there is no rain for a second crop, villagers leave home for months at a stretch to work as labourers in a distant city.
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Water Wasted For Karnataka Chief Minister's Drive To Drought-Hit Village
It was not exactly a move of a man of the people. Hours before Chief Minister Siddaramaiah toured parts of North Karnataka that are under siege from drought, precious water was squandered on roads to ensure his drive would be dust-free.
