Over 200,000 people living in several districts in Srilanka have been affected by the prevailing drought.
Kurunegala, Puttalam, Mannar, Anuradhapura, and Polonnaruwa are among the worst affected districts.
The Assistant Director of the Disaster Management Centre, Pradeep Kodippili , who is collecting details of the affected families, requested affected families to communicate the authorities via the hotline, 117.
