Maharashtra faces worst drought in 100 years as state’s water plan falters
9 years, 1 month ago

Maharashtra faces worst drought in 100 years as state’s water plan falters

Firstpost  

IndiaSpend‘s investigation of the programme reveals that the government is spreading itself thin in its efforts to reach more farmers as the drought’s efforts worsen. “The majority of the farmers in my village cannot.” IndiaSpend‘s investigation of the programme reveals that the government is spreading itself thin in its efforts to reach more farmers as the drought’s efforts worsen. Lokhande’s village, Ghodkhindi, is now one of 34–up from five names earlier this year–listed for the Jalyukt Shivar Abhiyan in Yavatmal taluka in the cotton-rich eastern district of the same name. “Later, we were told to include all the villages that were now receiving drinking water from tankers.” While the weekly tanker data of the state’s water supply department showed no tanker supplying water to Yavatmal taluka in 2015, the District Collector’s office reported 10 tankers plying in the summer of 2015, up from 3, 1 and 11 in 2014, 2013 and 2012 respectively. While the Jalyukt Shivar Abhiyan struggles to cope with the magnitude of Maharashtra’s rural water crisis, it has, as we shall explain tomorrow, worked in some cases–mainly for farmers with large land holdings.

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Jalyukt Shivar Abhiyan: 10,000 crore later, Maharashtra not ‘drought-free’ yet
1 week, 6 days ago

Jalyukt Shivar Abhiyan: 10,000 crore later, Maharashtra not ‘drought-free’ yet

The Hindu  

A decade has passed since the Devendra Fadnavis government promised to make Maharashtra ‘drought-free’ via its flagship scheme Jalyukt Shivar Abhiyan. Currently in his third term as CM, Mr. Fadnavis announced ‘Jalyukt Shivar 3.0’ to repair existing water conservation structures, expand satellite-based mapping of these structures, and enable live-monitoring via a website and a mobile application. If you extract even …

Will there be another Mahakumbh?
1 month ago

Will there be another Mahakumbh?

New Indian Express  

PRAYAGRAJ: The ongoing 44-day Mahakumbh mela at Prayagraj in Uttar Pradesh is the world's largest religious congregation where close to 60 crore people have taken holy dip at the confluence of the Ganga, Yamuna, and the mythical Saraswati. Prominent religious leaders and environmental experts are raising concerns that, unless urgent measures are taken, future Mahakumbh celebrations may be impossible due …

Drought-prone Marathwada region battered by torrential rains, leaving four dead
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Drought-prone Marathwada region battered by torrential rains, leaving four dead

Hindustan Times  

Mumbai: The Marathwada region of Maharashtra, historically known for its frequent droughts, was hit by torrential rains over the past 24 hours, resulting in the deaths of four people who drowned in flood waters. According to preliminary reports, the deluge has also claimed the lives of 88 cattle and damaged 135 houses, with 284 revenue circles experiencing heavy rainfall that …

Groundwater level of 12 Haryana districts up by over 1 metre
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Groundwater level of 12 Haryana districts up by over 1 metre

Hindustan Times  

Haryana chief secretary TVSN Prasad on Thursday said the state has secured second position nationwide in implementing the Jal Shakti Abhiyan-2023 as the groundwater level increased in 12 districts following rainwater conservation initiatives. Chief secretary TVSN Prasad says over 65,000 rainwater conservation structures have been constructed under the ‘Jal Shakti Abhiyan: Catch the Rain-2024’. “Due to this campaign, the water …

Maharashtra's Catastrophic Rain Causes Heavy Destruction, Watch Full Report | ABP News
8 months ago

Maharashtra's Catastrophic Rain Causes Heavy Destruction, Watch Full Report | ABP News

ABP News  

Monsoon is currently at its peak in the country. On one side the mountains are falling down and on the other side floods and rains have wreaked havoc in the plains. At present, dozens of districts of Uttar Pradesh are in bad condition due to floods and rains. Rain has wreaked havoc in many areas of Gujarat also. In Sangameshwar …

Inflows into River Godavari begin in Nizamabad district
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Inflows into River Godavari begin in Nizamabad district

Deccan Chronicle  

Water flow to River Godavari has started in Nizamabad district, following the rains in the river’s catchment areas. Water from Nizamabad, Nirmal and Nanded district coursed through the river.Kandakurthi, confluence of River Godavari and its tributaries Manjeera and Haridra witnessed substantial water flow. The evaporation loss was 238 cusecs, while the drinking water needs of Korutla, Jagtial, Adilabad, Nirmal, Armoor, …

Ajit Pawar announces ₹3200 crore project to address floods in western Maha
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Ajit Pawar announces ₹3200 crore project to address floods in western Maha

Hindustan Times  

With the Kolhapur and Sangli districts facing floods nearly every year, leading in turn to huge losses, the Maharashtra government with help from the World Bank has decided to implement a ₹3,200 crore-worth project to address this problem in western Maharashtra. “The Maharashtra government has decided to address the flood issue in both Kolhapur and Sangli with help from the …

Maharashtra under ‘shadow of drought’, says Sharad Pawar; calls for all-party meet
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Maharashtra under ‘shadow of drought’, says Sharad Pawar; calls for all-party meet

The Hindu  

Expressing concern on the drought-like situation afflicting many parts of Maharashtra, Nationalist Congress Party chief Sharad Pawar on Friday urged the Mahayuti government to take the crisis seriously. Mr. Pawar also urged Chief Minister Eknath Shinde to call an all-party meeting in the next few days to discuss enhancing relief measures for the affected districts. At the same time, Mr. …

Farmers in India are weary of politicians’ lackluster response to their climate-driven water crisis
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Farmers in India are weary of politicians’ lackluster response to their climate-driven water crisis

Associated Press  

BEED, India — On a stifling hot day this May, farm worker Shobha Londhe is reminded of the desperate conditions that led her husband to take his own life. Shobha Londhe, widow of farmer Tatya, who killed himself, pours water on her cow to cool the animal on a hot summer’s day outside her house, in Talegaon village, Beed district, …

Threat of drought looms large as water levels in Maha dams down by 20%
1 year, 6 months ago

Threat of drought looms large as water levels in Maha dams down by 20%

Hindustan Times  

Mumbai: The state is now possibly staring at a drought-like condition with the monsoon deficit widening due to a prolonged dry spell. The water level in the state’s dams is down by 20% compared to last year and as per the report of the agriculture department, 194 tehsils out of 358 tehsils of Maharashtra are facing drought. HT Image Considering …

Addressing India's Agri-Water Crisis
1 year, 6 months ago

Addressing India's Agri-Water Crisis

Hindustan Times  

For years, experts have been urging people to understand that the fast-depleting status of groundwater is not beneficial for conventional agriculture. With over 600 million farmers collectively contributing to 10% of the global agricultural yield, India’s farmers tend to disproportionately use groundwater and lack awareness about its actual levels. For a country as big as India, with only 4% of …

Residents of Jat, Maharashtra, seek faster completion of drinking water, irrigation projects
1 year, 7 months ago

Residents of Jat, Maharashtra, seek faster completion of drinking water, irrigation projects

The Hindu  

Some residents of Jat taluk in Maharashtra have spoken against the delay in providing drinking water and irrigation facilities by the government to the taluk. Protesters have warned of forming a Karnataka Ekikaran Samiti and launching an agitation to merge the taluk into Karnataka, if the Maharashtra government does not expedite irrigation projects. He told The Hindu that some Jat …

Maharashtra weather update: IMD issues Orange alert for several districts, rainwater enters Yavatmal houses
1 year, 7 months ago

Maharashtra weather update: IMD issues Orange alert for several districts, rainwater enters Yavatmal houses

India TV News  

Maharashtra weather update: The India Meteorological Department has issued an orange alert for heavy to very heavy rainfall at isolated places for Palghar, Thane, Raigad, Ratnagiri, and Sindhudurg districts for tomorrow. Rainwater enters houses in Yavatmal: With heavy rains lashing Maharashtra's Yavatmal on Friday night, many residential areas in the district were inundated, and water also entered several houses on …

Causes, cures of drying rivers discussed on environment day
1 year, 9 months ago

Causes, cures of drying rivers discussed on environment day

Hindustan Times  

LUCKNOW: “In India, rivers are flooding, and ponds are dry which makes understanding different flow types of each river important. India is the world’s biggest consumer of groundwater but how can we not see perennial rivers turning seasonal gradually,” said Venkatesh Dutta, professor, Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University, Lucknow, who is also known as the Water Man. For representation only Dutta …

Maharashtra to face water scarcity, flooding and higher temperatures, says IPCC report
1 year, 11 months ago

Maharashtra to face water scarcity, flooding and higher temperatures, says IPCC report

The Hindu  

Over the next few years, Maharashtra is expected to face the twin challenges of both water scarcity and flooding, apart from higher temperatures, according to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s latest report. The IPCC’s Synthesis Report, released earlier this week, outlines a comprehensive assessment of the current state of scientific knowledge related to climate change and predicts that temperatures …

Maharashtra’s Nashik witnesses unseasonal rainfall, crops damaged
2 years ago

Maharashtra’s Nashik witnesses unseasonal rainfall, crops damaged

The Hindu  

Farmers suffered losses after unseasonal rain lashed the Nashik district of Maharashtra on March 6. Heavy showers accompanied by strong winds, thunder and lightning started after midnight on March 6, while some areas witnessed rains accompanied by hailstorm, according to reports. In South India earlier, in February this year, farmers in Tamil Nadu's districts of Thanjavur, Thiruvarur, Nagapattinam, and Mayiladudhurai …

India’s groundwater governance is in better shape
2 years, 1 month ago

India’s groundwater governance is in better shape

The Hindu  

Data show that India, with nearly 18% of the world’s population, occupies about 2.4% of the total geographical area and consumes 4% of total water resources. Groundwater is the backbone of India’s agriculture and drinking water security in rural and urban areas, meeting nearly 80% of the country’s drinking water and two-thirds of its irrigation needs. The fact that the …

Maharashtra to suffer more if water not released to K’taka: Farmer leaders
2 years, 2 months ago

Maharashtra to suffer more if water not released to K’taka: Farmer leaders

Hindustan Times  

Hitting back at Maharashtra minister Shambhuraj Desai statement that the state would reconsider releasing water to Karnataka amid the border dispute, farmer leaders on Thursday said Maharashtra will “suffer more losses” if water is not released during the rainy season. HT Image Krishna river, the lifeline of north Karnataka, which overflows during rainy season dries up every summer for which …

Pune: Heavy Rains Waterlog Several Parts Of City, Light To Moderate Rainfall Expected Further, Says IMD
2 years, 5 months ago

Pune: Heavy Rains Waterlog Several Parts Of City, Light To Moderate Rainfall Expected Further, Says IMD

ABP News  

New Delhi: Heavy rains lashed Maharashtra’s Pune city overnight and on Tuesday morning causing water logging in many areas, reported news agency PTI. Several residents residing in low-lying areas of the city and near Karha river banks were shifted to safer places, the news agency reported, citing the district authorities. Maharashtra | Heavy rainfall causes waterlogging in several parts of …

Pune: Intense rains pound city; several areas waterlogged, locals rescued
2 years, 5 months ago

Pune: Intense rains pound city; several areas waterlogged, locals rescued

India TV News  

Pune: Intense rains pound city; several areas waterlogged, locals rescued Pune: Several areas such as Hadapsar, Market Yard, Sinhgad Road, NIBM, B T Kawade Road, and Katraj witnessed water-logging and inundation. Highlights Shivaji Nagar area received around 81 mm of rainfall in just a couple of hours Water gushed into several areas and a wall collapsed in the Parvati locality …

A Successful Water Conservation Project In Rajasthan
2 years, 6 months ago

A Successful Water Conservation Project In Rajasthan

News 18  

Coca-Cola India Foundation partnered with Lupin Human Welfare and Research Foundation and the Rajputana Society of Natural History to put an end to water problems in the Dholpur region of Rajasthan which was also recently announced as the aspirational district of India, by building two masonry check dams on the river Bamani, which not only store water but have also …

Groundwater: India is on the right preservation path
2 years, 11 months ago

Groundwater: India is on the right preservation path

Hindustan Times  

India has 16% of the world’s population, but only 4% of its freshwater resources. This can help prepare, implement, and monitor the efficacy of various management interventions, which, in turn, can help achieve drinking water security, improved irrigation facilities and sustainability in water resources development. The Kaleshwaram Lift Irrigation Project on the Godavari in Telangana is the world’s largest and …

In her new book Watershed, climate expert Mridula Ramesh stresses on urgent need of water management in India
3 years, 2 months ago

In her new book Watershed, climate expert Mridula Ramesh stresses on urgent need of water management in India

Firstpost  

“While conscience is good for spurring a change, it is less effective in sustaining a change. and Founder of the Sundaram Climate Institute, is out with a new book titled Watershed: How We Destroyed India’s Water and How We Can Save It. As water becomes more precious going forward, water management births new sectors – sewage treatment, waste water markets, …

Maha Govt Consulting Experts On Possibility of Jalyukta Scheme Causing Floods in Marathwada: Deputy CM Pawar
3 years, 5 months ago

Maha Govt Consulting Experts On Possibility of Jalyukta Scheme Causing Floods in Marathwada: Deputy CM Pawar

News 18  

Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar on Friday said the state government was consulting experts to ascertain if the former BJP government’s Jalyukta Shivar programme in the state had caused flooding in Marathwada. The deputy chief minister was asked about reports on experts claiming that the flooding in Marathwada were a fall out of the Jalyukta Shivar programme. The Jalyukta …

Experts Blame 'Unscientific' Works Done Under Jalyukta Shivar Scheme for Marathwada Floods in Maharashtra
3 years, 5 months ago

Experts Blame 'Unscientific' Works Done Under Jalyukta Shivar Scheme for Marathwada Floods in Maharashtra

News 18  

Mumbai: Environment and water management experts have claimed that "unscientific" works done under Jalyukta Shivar, a flagship water conservation scheme of the previous BJP-led Maharashtra government, led to flooding after recent heavy rains in the state's Marathwada region. Talking to PTI, Pradeep Purandare, former associate professor at the Water and Land Management Institute in Aurangabad region of Marathwada, claimed that …

Maharashtra: Godavari in spate after heavy rains lash Nashik
3 years, 5 months ago

Maharashtra: Godavari in spate after heavy rains lash Nashik

India TV News  

Heavy overnight rains in Maharashtra's Nashik district prompted authorities to release water from various dams here, which caused the Godavari river to overflow on Wednesday, officials said. The district administration alerted residents living on the banks of the river as the water level may increase further due to discharge from the Gangapur dam. The district administration moved small stalls and …

Halting Water, Irrigation Projects in Marathwada May Lead to Farmer Suicides: BJP MLA
3 years, 7 months ago

Halting Water, Irrigation Projects in Marathwada May Lead to Farmer Suicides: BJP MLA

News 18  

Aurangabad: Certain water and irrigation schemes are being halted in Marathwada, and there is fear that this may lead to farmer suicides in the drought-prone region if it doesn't get sufficient rainfall, BJP MLA Prashant Bamb has said. The BJP MLA further said that earlier, the Shiv Sena had given priority to Marathwada and had taken a strong stand against …

Weather Forecast LIVE: Maharashtra Governor visits flood-battered villages ; Delhi to witness more rainfall
3 years, 7 months ago

Weather Forecast LIVE: Maharashtra Governor visits flood-battered villages ; Delhi to witness more rainfall

India Today  

The monsoon has reached every corner of the country and many states like Karnataka, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh have received heavy rainfall over the past few days. On a visit to Ratnagiri district, Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari reviewed the flood situation in Chiplun and Khed pic.twitter.com/2cEDeFypxw — Governor of Maharashtra July 27, 2021 IMD forecasts light to moderate intensity rain in …

Maharashtra floods: Ajit Pawar tours flood-hit villages in Sangli; uses boat to reach out to people
3 years, 7 months ago

Maharashtra floods: Ajit Pawar tours flood-hit villages in Sangli; uses boat to reach out to people

India TV News  

Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar toured various rain-hit villages in the Sangli district on Monday and used a rescue boat to reach out to flood victims in some areas. State Water Resources Minister Jayant Patil, Relief and Rehabilitation Minister Vijay Wadettiwar and Minister of State Vishwajeet Kadam accompanied Pawar during his visit to the flood-battered Bhilwadi and other areas …

DC Edit | Climate change hits home
3 years, 7 months ago

DC Edit | Climate change hits home

Deccan Chronicle  

The monsoon rains have returned after a lull to Maharashtra and Karnataka with a vengeance. Villages have been worst hit in Raigad district where the death toll has been the highest among Maharashtra’s tally that might be closer to 200 if missing persons are not rescued quickly enough from landslides as they are thought to be in homes buried under …

Monsoon updates LIVE: 59 people missing due to floods in Maharashtra; villages submerged in overflowing Varna river
3 years, 7 months ago

Monsoon updates LIVE: 59 people missing due to floods in Maharashtra; villages submerged in overflowing Varna river

India Today  

Even after six days, heavy rainfall continues to create havoc in Maharashtra, Marathwada, Vidharba and other places in India. No rescue operation has been conducted by govt," says Pankaj, a villager pic.twitter.com/2YP0zSUneJ — ANI July 24, 2021 2.07 pm: Maharashtra: 59 people are missing so far due to floods As per the data shared by the Relief and Rehabilitation Department, …

Roads waterlogged, rail services hit as heavy rain batters Maharashtra | See photos, videos
3 years, 7 months ago

Roads waterlogged, rail services hit as heavy rain batters Maharashtra | See photos, videos

India Today  

Mumbai, its neighbouring Thane, Palghar and other districts in the Konkan region have been witnessing heavy downpour since the last few days, leading to waterlogging at several places and disruption of rail and road transport services. READ | IMD predicts heavy rainfall in Gujarat for next 3 days Passengers stranded as train services disrupted on Konkan Railway route As many …

Heavy rainfall claims 47 lives in over three days in Maharashtra, flood situation remains grim in Karnataka
4 years, 5 months ago

Heavy rainfall claims 47 lives in over three days in Maharashtra, flood situation remains grim in Karnataka

Firstpost  

IMD also said that a low-pressure area brewing over the Bay of Bengal is likely to cause rainfall in Kolkata and other parts of West Bengal during the Durga Puja festival New Delhi: The flood situation in many parts of Karnataka remained grim on Friday due to torrential rainfall and the release of water from major dams, while 47 people …

Maharashtra's Jalyukt Shivar scheme had little impact on increasing groundwater levels, finds CAG study
4 years, 6 months ago

Maharashtra's Jalyukt Shivar scheme had little impact on increasing groundwater levels, finds CAG study

Firstpost  

A sum of Rs 9633.75 crore was spent on the scheme, a flagship programme of the Devendra Fadnavis government that sought to make Maharashtra a drought-free state The Jalyukt Shivar scheme, launched by the previous BJP-led government in Maharashtra, had little impact in tackling water scarcity and increasing groundwater level, and its execution was characterised by lack of transparency, a …

Groundwater situation alarming in Ganga basin states due to rising dry days: Official
5 years ago

Groundwater situation alarming in Ganga basin states due to rising dry days: Official

India Today  

The groundwater situation as well as the availability of overground water for irrigation have become alarming due to increasing number of dry days during Southwest monsoon, a top Ministry of Earth Sciences official has told a parliamentary panel. The official testified to the panel that Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and West Bengal have been witnessing decreasing number of low-intensity rainfalls …

Economic Survey exposes claims of Maha Vikas Aghadi on Jalyukta Shivar
5 years ago

Economic Survey exposes claims of Maha Vikas Aghadi on Jalyukta Shivar

Op India  

On Thursday, Ajit Pawar, Finance Minister of the Maha Vikas Aghadi, tabled the Economic Survey report of 2019-2020 in State Assembly which revealed that around 19,655 out of 25,000 villages had become drought-free in the State in last 5 years under the Jalyukta Shivar Project. The findings of the report directly contradict the claims made by the State Water Resources …

Uddhav Thackeray stops funds for Jalyukt Shivar projects in Maharashtra
5 years, 2 months ago

Uddhav Thackeray stops funds for Jalyukt Shivar projects in Maharashtra

Op India  

The Maha Vikas Aghadi seems hell-bent on blocking funds and halting major infrastructure and development projects undertaken by the previous government to further narrow political goals. As per reports, CM Thackeray has now decided to block funds for ‘Jalyukt Shivar’, a major developmental project started by the Devendra Fadnavis government, with a target to make Maharashtra completely drought-free. #Breaking | …

Maharashtra rains trigger floods in North Karnataka
5 years, 6 months ago

Maharashtra rains trigger floods in North Karnataka

Deccan Chronicle  

Hubballi: North Karnataka is again facing the possibility of floods due to the heavy rainfall in neighbouring Maharashtra, just a month after the monsoons in the state left it devastated. Although Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa recently met his Maharashtra counterpart Devendra Fadnavis, to find a solution to the flooding caused by release of water into the state's rivers, over …

With Bihar & Assam flooded, IMD predicts heavy rains in Maharashtra, Gujarat and Odisha
5 years, 7 months ago

With Bihar & Assam flooded, IMD predicts heavy rains in Maharashtra, Gujarat and Odisha

India TV News  

Heavy showers lashed large swathes of the country on Sunday, with nine more people dying in rain-related incidents in Rajasthan, while there was no let up in the flood situation in Assam and Bihar where the deluge has claimed 209 lives this monsoon season. In Maharashtra, heavy rains over the past four days in Nashik region has led to water …

Low-lying areas flooded after heavy overnight rains in Nashik, normal life disrupted
5 years, 8 months ago

Low-lying areas flooded after heavy overnight rains in Nashik, normal life disrupted

India TV News  

Overnight heavy rains in Nashik district of Maharashtra caused water-logging in several low-lying areas and inundated some roads, officials said Sunday. While normal life was disrupted in some parts, the incessant showers, which continued on Sunday morning, improved the water level in various reservoirs of the district, which was facing acute water shortage before the monsoon, they said. As a …

Govt. to start Jal Shakti Abhiyan for 255 water-stressed districts from July 1
5 years, 8 months ago

Govt. to start Jal Shakti Abhiyan for 255 water-stressed districts from July 1

The Hindu  

The Centre is set to initiate the Jal Shakti Abhiyan to ramp up rainwater harvesting and conservation efforts in 255 water-stressed districts from July 1, in line with the government’s promise to focus on water. Progress monitored The Jal Shakti Abhiyan would aim to accelerate water harvesting, conservation and borewell recharge activities already being carried out under the Mahatma Gandhi …

An eyewitness account of Maharashtra reeling under drought never seen by generations
5 years, 9 months ago

An eyewitness account of Maharashtra reeling under drought never seen by generations

India TV News  

The state of Maharashtra is battling a drought that has never been seen in last half a century. People here told us that during the drought in the year 1972, there was a severe shortage of food but there at least was water to drink. We don't even get water if we are late" Girls and women are mostly the …

Ajoy Mehta is new Maharashtra chief secy: Ex-BMC commissioner faces challenge of bailing state out of water crisis
5 years, 10 months ago

Ajoy Mehta is new Maharashtra chief secy: Ex-BMC commissioner faces challenge of bailing state out of water crisis

Firstpost  

The current drought situation in Maharashtra is grimmer than faced by the state in 1972, as farmers in various districts have reportedly lost all their crop and are facing water shortage. And this is Mehta’s biggest challenge now that his role has extended to the administration of the whole of Maharashtra — a state reeling under severe drought and water …

Amid polls, drought eats away at North Karnataka’s vitals
5 years, 10 months ago

Amid polls, drought eats away at North Karnataka’s vitals

Deccan Chronicle  

Polls come and go and politicos keep the big bright dream alive with their never ending promises but the droughts never cease in North Karnataka. Though the government has implemented a multi-village drinking water project to supply water to nearly 350 villages from Tungabhadra and Malaprabha rivers, many people in rural areas are struggling to get drinking water. Officials have …

42% of India’s Land Drought Affected, Worsening Farm Distress in Election Year
5 years, 11 months ago

42% of India’s Land Drought Affected, Worsening Farm Distress in Election Year

The Quint  

States such as Karnataka have opposed the latest drought management manual that came out in December 2016, saying it made it difficult to establish the severity of drought and would drastically reduce assistance from the Centre’s National Disaster Relief Fund. The manual obligates states to assess numerous parameters, based on which an area can be declared drought-hit and assigned a …

Why Gadkari Feels that Pawar and Not Paswan is the ‘Weather Dept’
6 years ago

Why Gadkari Feels that Pawar and Not Paswan is the ‘Weather Dept’

The Quint  

When it comes to Maharashtra, the agrarian crisis, Maratha politics and the issue of Dalits pose a threat on a grassroot level for the BJP. In my constituency, in the field of irrigation, the Maharashtra government has implemented approximately 108 projects under the farmer scheme and 27 projects under the Prime Minister Irrigation Scheme. Then Maharashtra’s irrigation will increase by …

Rivers are critical for groundwater recharge
6 years ago

Rivers are critical for groundwater recharge

Hindustan Times  

In a report released recently, the Indian Institute of Technology, Gandhinagar, the University of California, and the India Meteorological Department, Pune, said nearly 50% of the country is currently facing drought with at least 16% falling in the exceptional or extreme category. In a report released recently, the Indian Institute of Technology, Gandhinagar, University of California, and the India Meteorological …

Nearly 50% of India currently facing drought, say IIT Gandhinagar scientists
6 years ago

Nearly 50% of India currently facing drought, say IIT Gandhinagar scientists

The Hindu  

Nearly 50% of the country is currently facing drought with at least 16% falling in the “exceptional” or “extreme” category, according to IIT Gandhinagar scientists managing India’s real time drought prediction system. “Arunachal Pradesh did not get good rain this year, and parts of Jharkhand, southern Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat, and northern part of Tamil Nadu are under drought,” Mr. Mishra …

Groundwater level falls, Telangana faces crisis by March
6 years, 2 months ago

Groundwater level falls, Telangana faces crisis by March

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Depletion of the groundwater table in a majority of mandals in the state has set alarm bells ringing, as it could lead to severe drinking water crisis in March. Groundwater levels are depleting at the rate of 0.25m every month and if this continues, the state could face severe drinking water crisis from March, which even the Telangana state …

Opinion | India’s neglected groundwater crisis
6 years, 4 months ago

Opinion | India’s neglected groundwater crisis

Live Mint  

India’s over-exploitation of groundwater is contributing to—as stated by NITI Aayog—“the worst water crisis in its history”. In fact, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization World Water Development Report states that India is the largest extractor of groundwater in the world. An analysis of panel data across 370 districts in India found that a reduction in electricity subsidy …

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