[2] Tragically, the drought led to numerous suicides among farmer households In Tamil Nadu, the average annual rainfall had gradually decreased 62% in 2016.
The Northeast monsoon season had subdued Tamil Nadu with the worse rainfall ever, just scattering rain in some areas.
[4] Since the agricultural growth of crops had decreased and charred due to less water for irrigation, the farmers in Tamil Nadu requested the state to be announced as affected by drought.
Since entire Tamil Nadu was devastated by the drought because of low rainfall, huge expenses will be incurred in protecting the people and central financial assistance will be sought because of this, he said.
[5] As announced by the TN Government the relief funds are not distributed evenly and not abandoning the loans of the farmers they got from the cooperative banks, they got frustrated.