Met Services should provide solutions

Thousands of livestock have died due to water shortage and recurring heat waves. There is no grazing land for them and farmers are forced to drive their cattle into the city to feed them on the remaining green patches in gardens belonging to private homesteads or institutions. The desperate farmers drive their cattle into backyards, roadsides, and any open space where there is greenery.

The Department Meteorological Services (DMS) has painted a gloomy picture for the southern part of the country, stating that it is going to receive very low rainfall in the remaining half of the rainy season.