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Sugar Production Could Drop 15% As Drought Hits: Report
The monsoon usually covers the cane growing areas of Maharashtra by June 10, but it is yet to arrive this year, weather department data shows.
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Monsoon Likely To Gain Momentum, Advance Further: Met Department
After a making a slow progress, the southwest monsoon is expected to gain momentum and advance further into several parts of drought-hit Maharashtra and central India.
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Railways To Transport Water To Drought Hit Areas
Indian Railways will transport water to drought affected areas in the country, an official statement said here on Friday.
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Zimbabwe Declares 'State Of Disaster' Over Drought
Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe today declared a "state of disaster" in many rural areas hit by a severe drought, with 26 percent of the population facing food shortages.
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8 States Facing Drought, Seek Relief of Rs 24,000 Crores from Centre
As many as eight states have reported occurrence of drought out of which seven have sought more than Rs 24,000 crore as financial assistance from the Centre under National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), the Rajya Sabha was informed today.
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Central Team Visits Drought-Hit Regions, Maharashtra Seeks Rs 4,000 Crore Aid
A Central team is on a two-day visit to Maharashtra to assess the damage in drought-hit areas, after the state government sought a relief package of Rs 4,000 crore from the Union government. The state had earlier declared drought in 15,747 villages across Maharashtra.
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Festive Demand for Gold Sluggish, Discounts Widen
Demand from rural areas has been hit particularly hard as farmers suffer from the first back-to-back drought in India in three decades.
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Uttar Pradesh Floods: Officials to Visit Flood, Drought Affected Areas
Uttar Pradesh Irrigation Minister Shivpal Singh Yadav today directed officials to visit flood and drought hit areas and stay overnight to redress grievances of the people.
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Monsoon rains hit southern Kerala coast
The crucial monsoon arrived on cue in Kerala on the southern coast on Saturday, a top weather official said, boosting farming prospects and raising hopes a drought in cotton and sugar growing areas will ease.
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Central teams visit drought hit areas in Karnataka
The Central teams drafted for an on the spot assessment of the drought situation in Karnataka visited parts of Bijapur and Chitradurga on Thursday.
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Karnataka BJP leaders to visit drought hit areas from August 21
Teams of ruling BJP leaders led by Chief Minister Jagadish Shettar will launch a tour in drought-hit areas from August 21.
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Senior Ministers to visit drought-hit areas: Sadananda Gowda
Chief Minister DV Sadananda Gowda said three Ministerial teams would tour drought affected areas, as he affirmed government's top priority to tackle the scarcity situation in parts of the State.
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Sugar Production Could Drop 15% As Drought Hits: Report
The monsoon usually covers the cane growing areas of Maharashtra by June 10, but it is yet to arrive this year, weather department data shows.
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Monsoon Likely To Gain Momentum, Advance Further: Met Department
After a making a slow progress, the southwest monsoon is expected to gain momentum and advance further into several parts of drought-hit Maharashtra and central India.
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Railways To Transport Water To Drought Hit Areas
Indian Railways will transport water to drought affected areas in the country, an official statement said here on Friday.
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Zimbabwe Declares 'State Of Disaster' Over Drought
Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe today declared a "state of disaster" in many rural areas hit by a severe drought, with 26 percent of the population facing food shortages.
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8 States Facing Drought, Seek Relief of Rs 24,000 Crores from Centre
As many as eight states have reported occurrence of drought out of which seven have sought more than Rs 24,000 crore as financial assistance from the Centre under National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), the Rajya Sabha was informed today.
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Central Team Visits Drought-Hit Regions, Maharashtra Seeks Rs 4,000 Crore Aid
A Central team is on a two-day visit to Maharashtra to assess the damage in drought-hit areas, after the state government sought a relief package of Rs 4,000 crore from the Union government. The state had earlier declared drought in 15,747 villages across Maharashtra.
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Festive Demand for Gold Sluggish, Discounts Widen
Demand from rural areas has been hit particularly hard as farmers suffer from the first back-to-back drought in India in three decades.
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Uttar Pradesh Floods: Officials to Visit Flood, Drought Affected Areas
Uttar Pradesh Irrigation Minister Shivpal Singh Yadav today directed officials to visit flood and drought hit areas and stay overnight to redress grievances of the people.
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Monsoon rains hit southern Kerala coast
The crucial monsoon arrived on cue in Kerala on the southern coast on Saturday, a top weather official said, boosting farming prospects and raising hopes a drought in cotton and sugar growing areas will ease.
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Central teams visit drought hit areas in Karnataka
The Central teams drafted for an on the spot assessment of the drought situation in Karnataka visited parts of Bijapur and Chitradurga on Thursday.
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Karnataka BJP leaders to visit drought hit areas from August 21
Teams of ruling BJP leaders led by Chief Minister Jagadish Shettar will launch a tour in drought-hit areas from August 21.
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Senior Ministers to visit drought-hit areas: Sadananda Gowda
Chief Minister DV Sadananda Gowda said three Ministerial teams would tour drought affected areas, as he affirmed government's top priority to tackle the scarcity situation in parts of the State.
