Snowfall won’t be enough to break ongoing drought, experts say

Andhra Pradesh notifies 51 mandals in six districts as drought affected

The impact has been severe in 37 mandals while 14 are moderately affected; Collectors told to take the necessary action to ensure credit facilities for farmers

Snowfall won’t be enough to break ongoing drought, experts say

Meteorologists say upcoming snow will help but won’t be enough to break the drought after the region saw its driest, warmest winter in a century.

Ciudad Valles, SLP – In the face of the water crisis that affects different regions of the state, Senator Ruth González Silva handed over more than 150 vats this Monday to inhabitants of the urban area of Ciudad Valles. These supports, she said, were acquired with resources from her salary as legislator. “This is a widespread problem, not only affects one region of the entity. With these vats we seek that families can store water and meet their …

The AP government has taken a key decision on drought zones. The drought zones were selected based on the conditions prevailing in the respective areas. After conducting a survey through the collectors… as per the report submitted by them… Revenue Department Special CSR RP Sisodia has issued orders on the list of drought zones. 51 mandals have been declared as drought zones in AP. The orders revealed that there is severe drought in 37 mandals. I…