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Calling for relief measures in the affected areas, he said the 'food-for-work programme' should be effectively implemented in view of the drought-like conditions prevailing in most parts of the country.
The agriculture ministry is in touch with railway authorities to make arrangements for transportation of water in the drought-hit areas, Singh said.
"There is sufficient stock of food grains in the country to cope with a possible drought, which would nevertheless have an adverse affect on farmers," Singh told reporters in Lucknow.
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