The Hindu
Every year before Dussehra, a mukadam shows up in Maharashtra’s drought-hit Beed district, where Durga, 34, and her family of four live. For decades now, about 12 lakh to 15 lakh people migrate within the State, from dry Marathwada, to western Maharashtra’s Sangli, Kolhapur, Pune, Satara, Solapur, and Ahmednagar — also known as the sugar belt. “Fearing loss of employment, …