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India TV Exclusive: Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani visits drought-affected areas, assures all help

The worst affected is the Kutch region. In the entire monsoon season, the area received only around two inches of showers.

Edited by: India TV News Desk New Delhi Updated on: November 19, 2018 23:47 IST
Vijay Rupani
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Vijay Rupani

Owing to scanty rainfall in 11 districts, the Gujarat government has declared 51 tehsils, comprising 3,291 villages, as drought-affected.

The worst affected is the Kutch region. In the entire monsoon season, the area received only around two inches of showers. Hence, all 10 tehsils here are declared drought-hit.

On Monday, the chief minister visited these areas and assured all help to the people. However, irked public demonstrated in front of the CM.

In Kutch region, as a result of scanty rainfall, those who are into animal husbandry are worst affected. Their animals have nothing to eat. As a result, now, people of these areas have started migrating from the region.

Nearly 800 people have moved to other places with their twenty thousand animals.

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