Published : Odisha Sun Times
/01-Nov-2018
As many as nine districts of Odisha have been declared drought-affected by the state government with an overall crop loss of 33 percent. The districts are Bargarh, Balangir, Deogarh, Jharsuguda, Kalahandi, Nabarangpur, Nuapada, Sambalpur and Sundargarh. The crop loss has been sustained due to moisture stress, official sources said.