New Delhi: The Union Government has declared four districts in Kerala as drought-affected, Rajya Sabha MP Parimal Nathwani has said.
The Ministry of Agriculture has declared 85 districts in the country as drought-affected during 2012-13 due to shortage of rain, the MP said.
Out of the total, 17 districts are in Gujarat, 26 districts in Karnataka, four districts in Kerala, 16 in Maharashtra and 12 in Rajasthan.