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hopal, Aug 19 (PTI) Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has said that the state is going to witness the worst drought of the century due to the scanty rainfall in as many as 37 districts following which it has declared them drought-affected.
"Due to scanty rainfall, as many as 37 districts of the state were declared drought-affected," Chouhan told reporters yesterday.
The districts which were declared drought-affected are Alirajpur, Ashok Nagar, Anuppur, Barwani, Bhind, Balaghat, Burhanpur, Chhatarpur, Dewas, Dindori, Datia, Damoh, Guna, Gwalior, Jhabua, Jabalpur, Katni, Khandwa, Morena, Mandla, Narsinghpur, Panna, Ratlam, Raisen, Rewa, Satna, Sidhi, Singrauli, Shahdol, Sagar, Sehore, Shivpuri, Sheopur Kalan, Shajapur, Tikamgarh, Umaria and Vidisha.
Chouhan said that he has requested Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to send a study team to assess the drought situation here. .
hopal, Aug 19 (PTI) Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has said that the state is going to witness the worst drought of the century due to the scanty rainfall in as many as 37 districts following which it has declared them drought-affected.
"Due to scanty rainfall, as many as 37 districts of the state were declared drought-affected," Chouhan told reporters yesterday.
The districts which were declared drought-affected are Alirajpur, Ashok Nagar, Anuppur, Barwani, Bhind, Balaghat, Burhanpur, Chhatarpur, Dewas, Dindori, Datia, Damoh, Guna, Gwalior, Jhabua, Jabalpur, Katni, Khandwa, Morena, Mandla, Narsinghpur, Panna, Ratlam, Raisen, Rewa, Satna, Sidhi, Singrauli, Shahdol, Sagar, Sehore, Shivpuri, Sheopur Kalan, Shajapur, Tikamgarh, Umaria and Vidisha.
Chouhan said that he has requested Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to send a study team to assess the drought situation here. .
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