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Orissa hit by severe drought [1]

A severe drought looms large over many parts of Orissa due to inadequate rainfall this season. Most of the districts have received half the normal rainfall. According to revenue department sources, Nuapada district in western Orissa has received 56 per cent rainfall while Boudh and Malkangiri recorded 63 and 61 per cent,

Publication Date: 
03/08/2011
Asian Age (New Delhi) [2]
Tags:
Drought [3], Rainfall [4], Nuapada (D) [5], Boudh (D) [6], Malkangiri (D) [7], Jagatsinghpur (D) [8]
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