Jodhpur, Apr 19: A Central team on famine has held a high-level meeting with eight district collectors of western Rajasthan to elicit first hand information and prepare an action plan to combat drought in the region. The 11-member team, headed by additional secretary in agricultural ministry Sudeep Banerjee, met collectors of the famine-hit districts of Jodhpur, Jaisalmer, Pali, Barmer, Jalore, Sirohi, Bikaner and Nagaur yesterday and discussed in detail the drought and famine situation, official sources said. The Central team, after visiting Jaipur and meeting senior state officials here, would submit its report to the Centre soon, they said.
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