DA proposes four steps Government can take to bring relief to drought-stricken areas
7 November 2019
This week, during a presentation to Parliament’s Portfolio Committee on Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development, it was indicated that over R1.3 billion is needed to contain the effects of the ongoing drought crisis and its impact on the agricultural sector. The cost outlay for the Northern Cape and Eastern Cape alone stands at over R1 billion. Rural populations and their livelihoods are at risk if no immediate action is taken.
In many towns across the nation the taps have quite literally run dry. Businesses are unable to continue with their operations, jobs are being shed and farmers are unable to irrigate their land and feed their livestock.
As such, the Democratic Alliance (DA) proposes four steps that Government can take to bring immediate relief to drought-stricken areas.
1. Declaration of National Drought State of Disaster