Don’t blame nature for the drought in Bundelkhand
States are quick to demand central funds to tackle drought, but show little drive to implement water conservation plans A priest carries water in drought-hit Orchha, Bundelkhand “We are floating on water,” Gulabi Bai said with a straight face. It wasn’t a rhetorical statement; it was a rap on my wrist for enquiring about the severity of the water crisis in Jatara village in Madhya Pradesh’s Tikamgarh district, one of the worst-affected districts in the drought-hit Bundelkhand region, which comprises seven districts of Uttar Pradesh and six of Madhya Pradesh. Read | Bundelkhand’s drought-ravaged land leading to farmer suicides Check dams and water-harvesting structures, however, alone cannot minimise the impact of such back-to back drought on people. Here’s why “While drought relief and management are important, a shift in public policy from drought management to drought mitigation is necessary,” writes Indira Khurana, policy lead at IPE Global, an international development consulting company, in Reflections on Managing Water.
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