Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani Friday said that drought relief works would begin from October 1 in 14 talukas of Kutch, Patan and Banaskantha districts.
These talukas have been declared "scarcity hit" after getting deficient rain, less than 125 mm, during the current monsoon.
"In these talukas, drinking water will be provided through tankers while subsidised cattle fodder will be made available to farmers and cattle breeders," Rupani said.
He was talking to reporters on the sidelines of the inauguration of a multilayer packaging board plant in Bharuch, about 110 kilometres from here.
Gujarat is staring at water scarcity as it has received just 73.87 per cent of rainfall this monsoon, a Gujarat government release had stated Thursday
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