MUMBAI: CNN IBN is launching a special series covering the drought-affected areas across the nation, the worst in recent times.

The channel, through its series Spectre of Drought, will try and analyse the impact of the drought throughout the week in the news wheel.

The news correspondents will travel to all the major states like Haryana, Punjab, Uttar Pradesh and Maharashtra.

The series will attempt to gauge just how bad the impact of the drought is and how much will it affect the common man in urban areas who are dependent on these rural areas for food supplies.

Says IBN18 Network editor-in-chief Rajdeep Sardesai, “As the country witnesses a severe drought, CNN IBN brings Spectre of drought for it viewers to bring the real impact and effect of the drought in various parts of the country. The series will also look at the impact of drought on urban areas addressing problems like the food prices rising by the day.”

The series will cover places like Aurangabad in Bihar where farmers have now begun using guns to protect the scanty and precious water in their barely functioning irrigation canals. It will also show western Uttar Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh and Haryana amongst others.