Gujarat declares four districts drought-affected

Gujarat has declared Devbhoomi Dwarka, Kutch, Jamnagar and Porbandar drought-affected after they received very little rain, though the state overall got 89% of its monsoon rainfall. CM Bhupendra Patel announced SDRF aid of ₹8,500 per hectare for up to two hectares, fodder at ₹2 a kilo, ₹80 per cattle for shelters and 150 days of rural work from November 1.