Question

What should be done during droughts? What should not be done?

Answer 1

Following things should be done during drought:

1. Drip irrigation in agriculture should be encouraged more to save water.
2. Government should properly estimate and plan the need of food and water. It should then start rationing the food and provide water as per the requirement.
3. Arrangement should be made for fair price distribution of food grain and relief work.
4. On-going construction activity should be stopped except for the inevitable work to save water.

Following things should not be done during drought:

1. Large scale parties and celebration should not be done. This would save wastage of food and water.
2. Traders or shopkeepers should not hoard/ black-market food grains of fodder.