Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal has urged the Union government to sanction Rs 1,000 crore to fight drought in the state, which had faced a short fall of 60 per cent in rainfall this year.
It should not be surprising if the chief ministers of neighbouring Haryana and Himachal Pradesh also follow suit and ask Centre for assistance.
Union Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar is visiting the drought affected states but he begun his tour with his home state of Maharashtra.
So far Punjab, Haryana and Himachal Pradesh do not figure in Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar's itinerary, who is visiting the drought-affected states across the country.
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