Natural Disaster Management: Dr. Yathindra in-charge of  Mysuru-Chamarajanagar districts 

Bengaluru: With drought looming large following delayed monsoon, Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar yesterday assigned responsibilities of  natural disaster management of districts to all his 13 Cabinet colleagues. 

The Cabinet Ministers who have been assigned responsibility as In-charge of the districts for monitoring drought relief and natural disaster management are as follows:   

Deputy CM Dr. G. Parameshwar- Tumakuru and Chitradurga, K.H. Muniyappa- Bengaluru Rural, Ballari and Vijayanagar, Ramalinga Reddy- Bengaluru South (previously Ramanagara) and Mandya, M.B. Patil-Vijayapura and Bagalkot, K.J. George- Shivamogga, Chikkamagalur and Davangere, Krishna Byregowda- Bengaluru Urban and Hassan, Eshwar Khandre- Bidar and Gadag, Satish Jarkiholi- Belagavi, Dharwad and Haveri, Priyank Kharge- Kalaburagi and Yadgir, Dr. Sharanprakash Patil- Raichur and Koppal, U.T. Khader- Udupi, Kodagu, Dakshina Kannada and Uttara Kannada, Byrathi Suresh- Kolar and Chikkaballapur and Dr. Yathindra Siddaramaiah- Mysuru and Chamarajanagar.