Drought Country
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The drought that hit Southern India from 2016 to 2018 was the worst in 150 years
The drought was unprecedented with more than 40% deficit in northeast monsoonal rainfall during the three years.
Neha Jain
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In drought-hit Kutch, nomadic communities are parched for water and for government help
The district administration has extended relief to cattle breeders, but for those who own goats, sheep and camels, there is no succour in sight.
Azera Parveen Rahman
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In Rajasthan’s Barmer, frequent droughts have left farmers disillusioned by government promises
About 80% of the farmers rely on rain for agriculture, with benefits of irrigation projects yet to reach the parched area.
Mukesh Mathrani, IndiaSpend.com
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In Gujarat, lands for which Narmada dam was built reel under drought even as factories get water
Farmers say all the water is going to cities and factories while the Kutch and Saurashtra regions are parched.
Avantika Mehta, IndiaSpend.com
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In drought-hit Marathwada, villagers depend on tankers for water, farmers cut down fruit trees
Ahead of polls, despite the dire situation, there is neither work under employment guarantee scheme nor any cattle camps, fodder depots for livestock.
Meena Menon
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More than 40% of India is reeling under drought, but the Centre may not even acknowledge it
The government has made the process of declaring drought long and difficult, experts say. So, the ongoing disaster may go officially unannounced.
Angarika Gogoi, IndiaSpend.com & Bhasker Tripathi, IndiaSpend.com
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Bihar government declares 206 blocks in 23 districts drought-hit
The state government will provide assistance and alternative employment to farmers in the affected areas.
Scroll Staff
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In Bundelkhand, villages are emptying out as drought becomes the new normal
According to a study, up to 55% of the region’s farmers have migrated, at least temporarily, since last November.
Shuriah Niazi, Thomson Reuters Foundation
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India’s criteria for classifying drought-hit regions are causing many cases to go unreported
Strict parameters set by the Centre has made it tougher for the states to declare a drought and seek relief funds from New Delhi.
Nidhi Jamwal, IndiaSpend.com
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‘There is no work. Everyone, big or small, has lost out to the drought.’
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This map shows just how alarming Tamil Nadu’s water crisis is
The state barely has any water left in its reservoirs.
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