The area under sugarcane has declined 28.5% while a large quantity of sugarcane has been diverted for use as fodder for cattle.

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The country is estimated to have produced 25 million tonnes of the sweetener, as against the annual demand of 22-22.5 million tonnes.

Area under sugarcane has declined by 5.24 per cent to 40.30 lakh hectares so far this year due to drought in Maharashtra and Karnataka.

Salman Khan's 'Being Human' foundation has come forward to offer help in the drought-hit Marathwada region of Maharashtra.

"Most of the water to the Brahmaputra comes from Arunachal Pradesh and other places," Rawat said.