Running Dry
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After abandoning homes in parched Marathwada, people find more hopelessness in cities
There is no work in the fields and not much in the city either.
Mridula Chari and Aarefa Johari
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In Marathwada, villages are trying to recharge their groundwater supplies by denying water to others
In the drought-stricken region, it's every village for itself.
Mridula Chari
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After years of drought, Marathwada is under threat of losing its last rescuer: Water tankers
The tankers have been recklessly drawing from the groundwater reserves. Now those reserves are also drying up.
Mridula Chari
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In parched Marathwada, farmers are finally turning away from water-intensive sugarcane
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Carrying water by train: A desperate fix-it solution shows what drought-hit Marathwada really needs
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