Drought declared

DIMAPUR, Feb 8: Naga-land has been declared a drought hit State today, reports NNN.
According to an official statement, the Nagaland State Disaster Management Authority (NSDMA), having taken into account the conditions as arising from rainfall deficiency and poor crop conditions and the distress situation that have developed in almost the entire farming area affected by these conditions through field verification and poor harvest during 2021, and on the basis of reports available from the Deputy Commissioners and Chairmen of the District Disaster Management Authorities (DDMAs) concerned, the State Government has decided to declare drought of a moderate nature in the entire State of Nagaland.
"Based on the scanty, deficit and less than normal rainfall that has been observed from March to November 2021, the declaration of drought would come into effect from September 15, 2021, and would continue to be in effect for 6 months, till further order", the official report added.