Kunjaram Sampat Awhad (53) in his field of dried out sweet lime. Even after hacking down half his orchard last year, he will soon be forced to hack the remain orchard, too
Kunjaram Sampat Awhad (53) in his field of dried out sweet lime. Even after hacking down half his orchard last year, he will soon be forced to hack the remain orchard, too
Despite a well laid out network of pipes for drinking water, villagers of Hastapokhri have to draw water from a lone well which has little more than silt left.
Despite a well laid out network of pipes for drinking water, villagers of Hastapokhri have to draw water from a lone well which has little more than silt left.
Burned out fields are a common sight in Jalna. So are the sudden, unexpected sights of large, bright green fields fed with sufficient water. Owned by big land owning farmers, such fields are fed water by tankers. They are also markers of the disparity in
Dr M N Khadse of non-profit Dharamitra, he who is also member of Maharashtra State Water Conservation Advisory Council and Vidarbha Statutory Development Board.
Dr M N Khadse of non-profit Dharamitra, he who is also member of Maharashtra State Water Conservation Advisory Council and Vidarbha Statutory Development Board.
Farmer Rahul Kargode of village Pali in Beed district pays Rs 200 for 500 litres of drinking water every two-three days. Since his borewell ran dry, his cane crop is withering (background).
Water tank in village Gourwadi is full but villagers are not able to use it either for drinking or for agriculture. Villagers' request for repairing a tank closer to the village for drinking water was turned down and a pipeline from this tank to the villa
A faultily constructed Kolhapuri wier in village Antarwali in Osmanabad district. Villagers have stored the metal slats used to check water flow in the panchayat building to prevent them from rusting.
A silted over check-dam in village Ambhi. New structures are being undertaken under IWMP in the village while residents' demand that old check-dams be desilted are being ignored.
A silted over check-dam in village Ambhi. New structures are being undertaken under IWMP in the village while residents' demand that old check-dams be desilted are being ignored.
A farmer chops sugarcane for fodder at a cattle camp. While rainfed millet crops which also supply fodder have withered in the drought, cane, irrigated by dam water or borewell water, is in excess supply.