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LATEST NEWS UPDATES | Ministerial panel to meet again to discuss drought

Ministerial panel to meet again to discuss drought

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published Published on Aug 6, 2012   modified Modified on Aug 6, 2012
-The Times of India

The empowered group of ministers headed by agriculture minister Sharad Pawar is likely to meet again on Wednesday to discuss measures to counter the impact of spreading drought.

The meet, the second in successive weeks, will take place after the India Meteorological Department officially announced a 15% deficit in rainfall for the monsoon season of 2012. Pawar has just concluded his first tour of drought affected states with rural development minister Jairam Ramesh.

The meeting is likely to discuss proposals from state governments seeking central aid to counter drought as well as the proposal from the rural development ministry to increase the number of working days under the National Rural Employment Guarantee Act from 100 to 150 in the drought affected districts.

The impending deepening of drought and spread across states is already taking political overtones. While Ramesh warned states not to inflate their demands and apportion their needs to short-term and long-term requirements, states like Punjab and Karnataka have complained of being treated less generously than others.

IMD's pronouncement of a less than normal monsoon on Friday was preceded by the first meeting of the EGoM on the drought situation but was missed by an ailing food minister KV Thomas. While speculation has been rife about his ministry suggesting control measures to check prices of oilseeds and pulses, such proposals were not put on the table for discussion.

Wednesday's meeting is expected to take a more comprehensive view of the drought situation across the country, including in Haryana and Punjab where irrigation may have saved the sowing season but the impact of low rainfall are bound to be felt on other counts like dip in rural employment and lack of water for drinking and other needs.

The Times of India, 6 August, 2012, http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Ministerial-panel-to-meet-again-to-discuss-drought/articleshow/15369231.cms


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