Kerala to declare nine cities as drought-hit due to poor monsoon, water shortage Kerala to declare nine cities as drought-hit due to poor monsoon, water shortage The Nine Cities Are Being Declared As Drought-hit Based On Several Parameters Like Lack Of Monsoon, Unavailability Of Surface Water, Groundwater, And Salt Water In The Region, And Many Others. News Nation Bureau | Edited By : Aishwarya A | Updated on: 27 Mar 2018, 08:35:00 PM New Delhi: Kerala, known as God’s own country, has decided to declare nine cities as drought-hit in the wake of poor monsoon and water shortage. The states to be declared as drought-hit are Alappuzha, Kannur, Idukki, Kasargod, Kozhikode, Malappuram, Palakkad, Thrissur, and Wayanad.