The Tamil Nadu government on Thursday declared all the districts in the state, barring Chennai, as drought hit areas.

Making the announcement in his address to the state assembly, Governor P S Ramamohan Rao said the state would be approaching the Centre for a relief package to tackle the drought.

The government's announcement would enable comprehensive relief works to be taken up in all the 28 affected districts,
he said.

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