Bhopal

State declares 127 tehsils as drought affected

Staff Reporter

The State Government has declared 127 tehsils as drought affected on the basis of Anawari report. More tehsils have also been declared drought affected after receipt of information from districts.

The tehsils declared drought affected include Huzur and Berasia of Bhopal district, Ghattiya, Khachrod, Nagda, Mahidpur and Tarana of Ujjain district, Neemuch, Jeeran, Jawad, Singauli, Manasa and Rampur of Neemuch district, Vidisha, Basoda, Tyonda, Kurwai, Pathari, Sironj, lateri, Gyaraspur, Gulabganj, Nateran and Shamshabad of Vidisha district, Raisen, Gairatganj, Begumganj, Silwani, Gauharganj, Bareli, Badi, Udaipura and Sultanpur of Raisen district, Rajgarh, Biaora, Narsingarh, Khilchipur, Jeerapur, Sarangpur and Pachaur in Rajgarh district, Khandwa, Pandhana, Punasa, Harsud and Khalwa in Khandwa district, Jaora and Piplauda in Ratlam district, Kolaras, Pohri and Bairarh in Shivpuri district, Mandsaur, Dalauda, Sitamau, Suwasara, Garoth, Shyamgarh and Bhanpura in Mandsaur district and Narsinghpur, Gadarwara, Gotegaon, Kareli and Tendukhera tehsils in Narsinghpur district.

Similarly, Guna, Bamori, Aron, Raghogarh, Chachoda, Kumbhraj and Maksoodangarh tehsils of Guna district, Multai, Bhainsdehi and Ghoradongari tehsils of Betul district, Nepanagar and Khaknar of Burhanpur district, Agar, Barod, Susner and Nalkhera of Agar-Malwa district, Sehore, Shyampur, Ashta, Jawar, Ichhawar, Budhni, Nasrullaganj and Rehti in Sehore district, Indore, Mhow, Depalpur and Hatod of Indore district, Dhar and Sardarpur of Dhar district, Petlawad of Jhabua district, Shajapur, Moman Barodiya, Shujalpur, Kalapipal, Gulana, Poloikalan and Avantipur in Shajapur district, Harda, Handiya, Timarni, Rehatgaon, Khirkiya and Sirali in Harda district, Chhindwara, Tamia, Jamai (Junnardeo), Parasia, Amarwada, Harrai, Chaurai, Chand and Bichhua of Chhindwara district and Dewas, Tonk Khurd, Sonkuchh, Hatpipaliya, Bagli, Udainagar, Kannaud, Satwas and Khategon tehsils of Dewas district have also been declared as drought affected.