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Title: 100 more watersheds in drought-prone areas to be mapped
Source:The Hindu
Date:6 January 2020
The success of the World Bank-funded Sujala project, under which more than 2,500 watersheds were mapped and a Land Resource Inventory (LRI) Atlas created, has prompted the State government to take up a similar activity in 100 watersheds covering chronically drought-hit areas. According to Mr P.C. Ray, Commissioner of the Watershed Development, under Sujala III, an LRI Atlas was created for 14 lakh hectares, covering 44 taluks in 12 districts. The project, which was partially funded by the Centre, will come to an end in March 2020.
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