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Bengaluru, July 14 (IANS) Karnataka Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar on Tuesday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeking urgent intervention and central assistance in view of the emerging drought situation in the State, citing a significant monsoon deficit, low reservoir levels, and mounting pressure on agriculture and drinking water supplies. In a letter to the PM, the Chief Minister stated that Karnataka has received only 203 mm of rainfall against the normal 292 mm during the ongoing South…