Centre despatches 3 teams to assess drought impact in UP

Agriculture Minister Radha Mohan Singh today said three inter-ministerial teams have been despatched to Uttar Pradesh to assess the impact of drought on agriculture and livestock.
"The Uttar Pradesh government has declared drought in half of the state. We have sent three separate teams today to assess the impact on agriculture, livestock and drinking water," Singh told PTI.
The teams will in the state for three days for field visit in districts such as Kanpur Nagar, Jalaun, Mathura, Aligarh, Budaun, Agra, Etah, Kanauj and Unnao, he said.
The state government has declared 44 of the state's 75 districts as drought-hit and sought Rs 6,000 crore as central assistance for relief.

Uttar Pradesh is the second state, after Haryana, to declare a drought this year.