Shiggaon fights to defeat water-borne disease

Water-Borne disease increases as Lakes at Shiggaon have become pool of Algae. “I am suffering from diarrhea for the second consecutive time after two months, says 24-year-old wall painter Goushmuddin Megalur. I suffered from severe diarrhea two months back as well due to which I lost my appetite completely and I had to go to […]

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Crop loss; a major concern for farmers in Shiggaon.

Scanty rainfall, depleting groundwater levels, insufficient power supply make it difficult for Shiggaon farmers to maximize their productivity. The moment one enters Shiggaon taluk in Haveri district, North Karnataka, the variety of crops they see along the highway is Bt-cotton, Maize and Paddy. . Shiggaon taluk has a total of 92 villages, 25 gram panchayats […]

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