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Coping with drought

  • 29/11/2002

Coping with drought I travel in drought-hit Rajasthan. I want to see, and record. What does really happen when an area is hit by drought?

It doesn't rain over Rajasthan the way it used to. Less rainfall has led to a drop in groundwater levels. This year, Rajasthan got 208 mm rain. That's 55.8 per cent less than normal (531 mm), and close to last decade's minimum of 197 mm.

Less rain has led to more categories. Some districts are called

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