Gujarat govt declares 527 villages partial scarcity hit
March 31, 2016
Gandhinagar
In a meeting of sub committe on scarcity in Gandhinagar today, the Government of Gujarat declared partial scarcity in 527 villages, said Education Minister Shri Bhupendrasinh Chudasama today.
This includes 157 villages of Rajkot district, 288 Jamnagar districts, 82 Devbhumi Dwarka district – in total 527 villages.
The minister said Gujarat has made sufficient arrangement for fodder, and distribution system for the same will be activated as per demand.
Water supply department has made two important decisions. It will bear cost for repair of bore wells and hand pumps in villages. Moreover it will forego 10% contribution that is taken from villagers for new bore well.
The meeting was also attended by Ministers Shri Saurabh Patel and Babubhai Bokhiria, Chief Secretary G.R.Aloria among others.
– DeshGujarat
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