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- Karnataka government declared nine additional taluks drought-affected, raising the total to 226.
- Deputy Chief Minister G Parameshwara said a drought-relief memorandum will be ready within a week.
- The memorandum will detail losses and request aid under National Disaster Response Fund rules.
- Karnataka asked the Union to relax NDRF norms for drought relief and has received no reply.
- Chief Minister D K Shivakumar will lead a delegation to Delhi to submit the memorandum.
