TNPSC Thervupettagam

Website, Application to analyze drought situation

October 9 , 2018 2113 days 758 0
  • Maharashtra has launched a website and a mobile application to analyse the drought situation in the state by collecting data on rainfall, crop situation and underground water.
  • The website ‘Maha Madat’ has been created by the Relief and Rehabilitation Ministry with the help of the Maharashtra Remote Sensing Application Centre (MRSAC).
  • The Region is declared as Drought based on the two criteria laid down by the Centre in 2016.
  • Drought can be declared if a region does not receive rain for a span of 21 days.

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