This was stated by Revenue and Disaster Management minister Maheswar Mohanty while reviewing the situation created due to deficit rainfall in different places across the state.
Mohanty said as per the relief code, the state government has to wait till crop cutting report in order to declare a particular area as drought hit zone.
"As per the new decision, the areas that record 50 percent less rainfall than normal for three consecutive weeks will be declared as dry spell regions," Mohanty told reporters.
Stating that the government was yet to receive the complete report on the drought like situation from District Collectors, Mohanty said his department will discuss on the changed situation on October 10.
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"We are hopeful to get reports from district collectors before the next meeting on October 10," the minister.
Mohanty, however, said that there has been a slight improvement in the drought-like situation in the state following rains recently resulting in a drop in the number of blocks receiving deficient rainfall from the earlier 103 blocks to 96.
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