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Information on droughts and floods in India by ministry of water resources

Ministry of Water Resources (MoWR)

Floods:

Droughts:

  • When the annual rainfall is less than 75% of the normal in 20% of the years examined.
  • Less than 30% of the cultivated area is irrigated.

The following is a link to some drought-related initiatives of the government

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