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Central team finds drought alarming in Chitradurga [1]

The Central team touring the State to assess the drought situation has concluded that the drought in Chitradurga district is severe.

A member of the team, D Rajashekar, Deputy Advisor, Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation, New Delhi, told mediapersons in Chitradurga on Tuesday that the water table had depleted and borewells have dried up. The team will recommend to the Centre in its report to roll out development schemes to alleviate the sufferings of the drought-affected, he said. He commended the officials for the drought-relief works taken up in the district.

Publication Date: 
16/05/2012
Deccan Herald (Bangalore) [2]
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Chitradurga (D) [3], Drought [4], Farmers [5], Drought Relief [6], Seeds [7], Crops [8], Anaemia [9], Malnutrition [10], Health Effects [11], Kolar [12], Livestock [13], Natural Disasters [14], Karnataka [15]
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