Gujarat announces emergency water release from Kadana Dam to save 80,000 hectares of crops
- Gujarat began releasing water from Kadana Dam to protect crops amid a severe rain shortage, on October 10.
- Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel ordered the release of 198 million cubic metres of water for irrigation.
- The water will reach around 80,000 hectares of Kharif crops in Gujarat's Kheda and Anand districts.
- Gujarat received just 0.3 mm of rain from October 1 to 10, against the normal 11 mm, a 97% rainfall deficit.
Source: thehindubusinessline.com
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