If rainfall is not satisfactory in next 10 days and condition is not favourable then the Chhattisgarh Government is planning to declare 41 tehsils of the State drought-affected, officials claimed on Sunday.
As per Agriculture Gepartment, Surguja and Bastar region have received normal rainfall this Monsoon season so far but the condition in Raipur, Durg and Bilaspur divisions is grim.
The crop is wilting in Raipur, Durg and Bilaspur regions due to insufficient rainfall for consecutively second year and the State Government is monitoring the condition on regular basis.
The situation of Raipur, Abhanpur, Arang, all the three tehsils of Durg, Gurur tehsil of Balod and all the four tehsils of Kanker district is highly serious.
If the drought-like condition continues to prevail in these areas over the next 10 days, the government is planning to declare 41 of the tehsils as drought-affected. The collectors of the concerned districts have been asked to submit the detailed report about the rain condition, sources informed.