GANDHINAGAR: The revenue minister said, "The state government has received demands from some MLAs to declare some more talukas "scarcity affected".
The government is reviewing these demands in keeping with the norms.
The government will also ensure that farmers or citizens do not face a problem due to water scarcity."
Meanwhile, Dalit leader and independent MLA from Vadgam, Jignesh Mevani on Wednesday demanded that his constituency be included on the list of ‘scarcity-hit’ areas.
Mevani threatened to launch an agitation for farmers’ rights if the state government does not include Vadgam on the list of ‘scarcity-hit talukas’.
"Why was Vadgam excluded from the list while nine other talukas of Banaskantha district were included?
The state government failed to follow the manual on drought, issued by the Centre, which lays down criteria for declaring an area as affected.
The government should tell us how many villages in Vadgam taluka have rain-gauges," said Mevani .