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Central team admits widespread crop loss [1]

BHUBANESWAR: The seven-member inter-ministerial team wrapped up its drought review exercise in the State after holding discussions with Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik here on Friday.

The team, which visited eight drought-affected districts, admitted widespread crop loss.

In some areas, the crop loss is more than 70 per cent while in others the farmers have not harvested the crop.

The State

Publication Date: 
27/11/2010
New Indian Express (Bhubaneswar) [2]
Tags:
Food Crops [3], Agriculture [4], Orissa (Odisha) [5], Droughts [6], Natural Disasters [7]
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