CNBC-TV18’s Archana Shukla reports that with India in the throes of one of the most severe droughts in recent times, the numbers of drought-hit districts is only expected to rise in the coming weeks.
Tamil Nadu may be drowning, but nine other states in the country are thirsting for a drop of water and have approached the central government for emergency drought relief. CNBC-TV18’s Archana Shukla reports that with India in the throes of one of the most severe droughts in recent times, the numbers of drought-hit districts is only expected to rise in the coming weeks. The monsoon deficit this year has hit 14 percent from last year’s 12 percent leaving this year’s crop either destroyed or stunted. Crop yields have dropped by as much as 60 percent in some of the worse-affected regions, like Marathwada.
Please click here to read more.