Water situation normal, Rs 2 per kg fodder supply to 566 villages: Gujarat govt

Gandhinagar: Gujarat government today announced distribution of fodder at affordable rates in 566 villages of Saurashtra and Kutch regions affected by scarcity.

Minister Bhupendrasinh Chudasama shared this detail and said, ‘as preventive measure, the Chief Minister asked to hold a meeting over water scarcity situation in the state. As per the reports received from district collectors, the government took decision to make available fodder at Rs 2 per kg price in 566 villages of Sayla, Vinchhiya, Botad, Ranpur, Mundra, Bhuj, Gandhidham and Abdasa areas.’

Chudasama said 364 villages are from Kutch (Mundra 63, Bhuj 152, Gandhidham 8, Abdasa 141) while 202 are from Surendranagar, Rajkot, Botad districts.

Chudasama said the government has 4 crore kg fodder stock which is enough for now. The government has made arrangement for quick availability of further stock when needed. The situation of water availability and supply is normal at present in the state. Such meeting on scarcity issue will be held most probably every Wednesday from now onward.

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