Jaffna District Secretary Nagalingam Vedanayagam said that 121,000 people belonging to 33,000 families have been affected by the drought in Jaffna.
He said that Kayts, Maradankeni, Kareynagar, Sandilipay Sangathaney and Velanai are strongly affected by the drought.
Secretary Nagalingam said that the Ministry of Disaster Management is providing the needed facilities to people through the Jaffna District Secretariat.
Residents of Punkudathiv and Mandathiv had to wait all day at the road to collect water as all the water points of the area have dried up.
Nagalingam further said that the situation of the residents is at risk if the rain did not come.