TNN | Mar 21, 2013, 06.57 PM IST

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Kerala has sought a financial package of Rs 7,888 crore from the Centre to take up drought related relief measures in the state.

Official sources said a team from the Centre was convinced about the serious situation prevailing in the state due to drought and promised to make available the maximum amount possible, adhering to Central government norms.

The team was also convinced of the drinking water scarcity in the worst affected Palakkad, Thrissur, Ernakulam, Kollam, Pathanamthitta districts.

RAINFALL/FLOOD SITUATION IN THE COUNTRY

RAINFALL/FLOOD SITUATION IN THE COUNTRY

Rainfall occurred at a few places over Andaman & Nicobar Island and at one or two places over northeastern states, Gangetic West Bengal, Odisha, Andhra Pradesh, Tamilnadu, interior Karnataka, interior Maharashtra and Gujarat. Weather remained mainly dry over rest parts of the country. The chief amounts of rainfall (1 cm and above) recorded at 1730 hours IST of yesterday were: Mayabandar and Shillong­7 each; Kandla­4; Long Island and Belgaum­3 each and Ongole1.

RAINFALL/FLOOD SITUATION IN THE COUNTRY

Rainfall occurred at many places over Andaman & Nicobar Islands; at a few places over Gujarat region and at one or two places over Assam, Odisha, southwest Madhya Pradesh, Telangana and north interior Karnataka. Weather remained mainly dry over rest parts of the country. The chief amounts of rainfall (1cm and above) recorded at 1730 hours IST of yesterday were; Surat-4; Puri, Carnicobar, Indore, Ramagundam and Gulbarga­1 each.

RAINFALL/FLOOD SITUATION IN THE COUNTRY

RAINFALL/FLOOD SITUATION IN THE COUNTRY

RAINFALL/FLOOD SITUATION IN THE COUNTRY

RAINFALL/FLOOD SITUATION IN THE COUNTRY　　

RAINFALL/FLOOD SITUATION IN THE COUNTRY