India, Oct. 26 -- As many as 80 tehsils across fourteen districts in Rajasthan have been declared drought-affected following deficient rainfall, reduced water availability and damage to the kharif crop.

Two notifications issued by the disaster management, relief and civil defence department on October 24 and 25 classify 69 tehsils as severely drought-affected and 11 as moderately affected. The declarations will remain effective for six months from publication.

The first notification covered 53 tehsils across 13 districts. The second added 27 tehsils across 10 districts, including Bikaner, taking the combined number of affected districts to 14. Of the additional tehsils, 25 have been classified as severely affected and two as moderately ...