Mysuru district in Karnataka, India, is experiencing a significant rainfall deficit, with 85% less rainfall recorded in April and 24% in May. In response, Deputy Commissioner G. Lakshmikanth Reddy convened a meeting of the District Disaster Management Authority to discuss contingency plans aimed at preventing a potential drinking water crisis. He urged officials to act promptly, emphasizing the importance of judicious water use and the need to avoid complacency as reservoir levels are currently sufficient until July. Local bodies have been instructed to identify areas at risk of water scarcity and prepare a list of private borewells for emergency use. Proposed contingency measures include re-drilling existing borewells, digging new ones, and implementing tanker-based water supply systems. Additionally, the agriculture department highlighted that approximately 38,000 hectares of tobacco crops have been sown, which depend on borewell irrigation. Plans are in place to promote climate-resilient crop varieties should the delayed monsoon affect sowing activities, with advisories on fertilizer requirements being monitored through a dedicated application.