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With no guarantee of a normal monsoon and erratic water supply …
With no guarantee of a normal monsoon and erratic water supply …
With no guarantee of a normal monsoon and erratic water supply …
With no guarantee of a normal monsoon and erratic water supply …
With no guarantee of a normal monsoon and erratic water supply …
With no guarantee of a normal monsoon and erratic water supply …
This year, Parmeshwar Kokat of Thakar Adgaon village in Beed, …
Failed monsoons and heavy unseasonal rains have ravaged thousands …
Every year, around 400,000 couples from Beed district in …
This year, Parmeshwar Kokat of Thakar Adgaon village in Beed, …
Failed monsoons and heavy unseasonal rains have ravaged thousands …
In the first week of April this year, Jayakwadi dam had only 12 …
The absence of irrigation has aggravated the crisis. From January …
Cotton is the traditional crop of Marathwada. But the promotion …
With no guarantee of a normal monsoon and erratic water supply …
In the first week of April this year, Jayakwadi dam had only 12 …
In the first week of April this year, Jayakwadi dam had only 12 …
In the first week of April this year, Jayakwadi dam had only 12 …
In the first week of April this year, Jayakwadi dam had only 12 …
Weather Predictions
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With no guarantee of a normal monsoon and erratic water supply from dams, farmers have installed pumps to bring water from surface and groundwater sources. This has resulted in the depletion of the water table in the parched region
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With no guarantee of a normal monsoon and erratic water supply from dams, farmers have installed pumps to bring water from surface and groundwater sources. This has resulted in the depletion of the water table in the parched region
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2724 Photos
With no guarantee of a normal monsoon and erratic water supply from dams, farmers have installed pumps to bring water from surface and groundwater sources. This has resulted in the depletion of the water table in the parched region
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2724 Photos
With no guarantee of a normal monsoon and erratic water supply from dams, farmers have installed pumps to bring water from surface and groundwater sources. This has resulted in the depletion of the water table in the parched region
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2724 Photos
With no guarantee of a normal monsoon and erratic water supply from dams, farmers have installed pumps to bring water from surface and groundwater sources. This has resulted in the depletion of the water table in the parched region
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2724 Photos
With no guarantee of a normal monsoon and erratic water supply from dams, farmers have installed pumps to bring water from surface and groundwater sources. This has resulted in the depletion of the water table in the parched region
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This year, Parmeshwar Kokat of Thakar Adgaon village in Beed, Maharashtra, harvested one-third of the cotton he used to get three years ago. He buys water from a neighbour at Rs 10,000 per month for irrigation. The crop is pushing him into the debt trap
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Failed monsoons and heavy unseasonal rains have ravaged thousands of hectares of crops in Marathwada, leaving farmers severely debt-ridden. Unfavourable weather and government apathy are driving farmers to take the extreme step
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Every year, around 400,000 couples from Beed district in Marathwada migrate to western Maharashtra to work in sugarcane fields, leaving their children and the elderly behind
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This year, Parmeshwar Kokat of Thakar Adgaon village in Beed, Maharashtra, harvested one-third of the cotton he used to get three years ago. He buys water from a neighbour at Rs 10,000 per month for irrigation. The crop is pushing him into the debt trap
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Failed monsoons and heavy unseasonal rains have ravaged thousands of hectares of crops in Marathwada, leaving farmers severely debt-ridden. Unfavourable weather and government apathy are driving farmers to take the extreme step
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In the first week of April this year, Jayakwadi dam had only 12 per cent of its live storage capacity, enough to meet the water requirements of main cities and industrial areas
Agriculture ,
Climate Change ,
Compensation ,
Compensation ,
Crop Failure ,
Crop Insurance ,
Dams ,
dams ,
Debt ,
Drought ,
Farmer suicide ,
Farmers ,
Farmers ,
Food Security ,
Maharashtra ,
Marathwada ,
Natural Disasters ,
Natural Disasters ,
Rainfall ,
Rural Poverty ,
VIKAS CHOUDHARY ,
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The absence of irrigation has aggravated the crisis. From January 2014 till the first week of April this year, more than 800 farmers committed suicide due to crop failures. Today, Marathwada reports the highest number of suicides in the state
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Cotton is the traditional crop of Marathwada. But the promotion of Bt cotton has led to a steady rise in input cost and drop in yield
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With no guarantee of a normal monsoon and erratic water supply from dams, farmers have installed pumps to bring water from surface and groundwater sources. This has resulted in the depletion of the water table in the parched region
DVD NO. MDVDDP046
Weather Predictions
2724 Photos
Agriculture ,
Climate Change ,
Compensation ,
Compensation ,
Crop Failure ,
Crop Insurance ,
Debt ,
Drought ,
Farmer suicide ,
Farmers ,
Farmers ,
Food Security ,
Jayakwadi Dam ,
Maharashtra ,
Marathwada ,
Natural Disasters ,
Natural Disasters ,
Rainfall ,
Rural Poverty ,
VIKAS CHOUDHARY ,
Weather Predictions ,
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Agriculture ,
Cash Crops ,
Climate Change ,
Compensation ,
Compensation ,
Crop Failure ,
Crop Insurance ,
Debt ,
Drought ,
Farmer suicide ,
Farmers ,
Farmers ,
Food Security ,
Maharashtra ,
Marathwada ,
Natural Disasters ,
Natural Disasters ,
Rainfall ,
Rural Poverty ,
Sugarcane ,
Sugarcane ,
VIKAS CHOUDHARY ,
Weather Predictions ,
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Weather Predictions
2724 Photos
In the first week of April this year, Jayakwadi dam had only 12 per cent of its live storage capacity, enough to meet the water requirements of main cities and industrial areas
Agriculture ,
Climate Change ,
Compensation ,
Compensation ,
Crop Failure ,
Crop Insurance ,
Debt ,
Drought ,
Farmer suicide ,
Farmers ,
Farmers ,
Food Security ,
Jayakwadi Dam ,
Maharashtra ,
Marathwada ,
Natural Disasters ,
Natural Disasters ,
Rainfall ,
Rural Poverty ,
VIKAS CHOUDHARY ,
Weather Predictions ,
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Weather Predictions
2724 Photos
In the first week of April this year, Jayakwadi dam had only 12 per cent of its live storage capacity, enough to meet the water requirements of main cities and industrial areas
Agriculture ,
Climate Change ,
Compensation ,
Compensation ,
Crop Failure ,
Crop Insurance ,
Debt ,
Drought ,
Farmer suicide ,
Farmers ,
Farmers ,
Food Security ,
Jayakwadi Dam ,
Maharashtra ,
Marathwada ,
Natural Disasters ,
Natural Disasters ,
Rainfall ,
Rural Poverty ,
VIKAS CHOUDHARY ,
Weather Predictions ,
DVD NO. MDVDDP046
Weather Predictions
2724 Photos
In the first week of April this year, Jayakwadi dam had only 12 per cent of its live storage capacity, enough to meet the water requirements of main cities and industrial areas
Agriculture ,
Climate Change ,
Compensation ,
Compensation ,
Crop Failure ,
Crop Insurance ,
Debt ,
Drought ,
Farmer suicide ,
Farmers ,
Farmers ,
Food Security ,
Jayakwadi Dam ,
Maharashtra ,
Marathwada ,
Natural Disasters ,
Natural Disasters ,
Rainfall ,
Rural Poverty ,
VIKAS CHOUDHARY ,
Weather Predictions ,
DVD NO. MDVDDP046
Weather Predictions
2724 Photos
In the first week of April this year, Jayakwadi dam had only 12 per cent of its live storage capacity, enough to meet the water requirements of main cities and industrial areas
Agriculture ,
Climate Change ,
Compensation ,
Compensation ,
Crop Failure ,
Crop Insurance ,
Debt ,
Drought ,
Farmer suicide ,
Farmers ,
Farmers ,
Food Security ,
Jayakwadi Dam ,
Maharashtra ,
Marathwada ,
Natural Disasters ,
Natural Disasters ,
Rainfall ,
Rural Poverty ,
VIKAS CHOUDHARY ,
Weather Predictions ,
DVD NO. MDVDDP046
Weather Predictions
2724 Photos
Agriculture ,
Climate Change ,
Compensation ,
Compensation ,
Crop Failure ,
Crop Insurance ,
Debt ,
Drought ,
Farmer suicide ,
Farmers ,
Farmers ,
Food Security ,
Jayakwadi Dam ,
Maharashtra ,
Marathwada ,
Natural Disasters ,
Natural Disasters ,
Rainfall ,
Rural Poverty ,
VIKAS CHOUDHARY ,
Weather Predictions ,
DVD NO. MDVDDP046
Weather Predictions
2724 Photos
Agriculture ,
Climate Change ,
Compensation ,
Compensation ,
Crop Failure ,
Crop Insurance ,
Debt ,
Drought ,
Farmer suicide ,
Farmers ,
Farmers ,
Food Security ,
Jayakwadi Dam ,
Maharashtra ,
Marathwada ,
Natural Disasters ,
Natural Disasters ,
Rainfall ,
Rural Poverty ,
VIKAS CHOUDHARY ,
Weather Predictions ,
DVD NO. MDVDDP046