Manjara dam completely dried up. For the first time in 35 years, …
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Nidhi Jamwal
While Manjara dam has completely dried up this year, JCB and …
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Manjara dam pumping station. The caretaker told Down To Earth …
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Bendsura Project in Beed has gone completely dry. Bendsura Medium …
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Bendsura Project in Beed has gone completely dry. Bendsura Medium …
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A private water supplying water to a cattle camp near Beed town. …
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A private water supplying water to a cattle camp near Beed town. …
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Nidhi Jamwal
Farmers from neighbouring villages have brought their cattle to …
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ArjunChavan is a 70 years old farmer from Pendgaon in Beed …
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ArjunChavan is a 70 years old farmer from Pendgaon in Beed …
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A cattle camp in Beed district
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A cattle camp in Beed district
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A cattle camp in Beed district
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A cattle camp of 799 cattle daily needs 12 tonne of fodder. Beed …
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Workers working at cattle camp are paid Rs 300-400 per day.
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Sandipan Badgire is a proud organic farmer from Latur. Not only …
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In Kadwanchi, Marathwada, groundwater recharge has enabled …
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In Kadwanchi, Marathwada, groundwater recharge has enabled …
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In Kadwanchi, Marathwada, groundwater recharge has enabled …
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In Kadwanchi, Marathwada, groundwater recharge has enabled …
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In Kadwanchi, Marathwada, groundwater recharge has enabled …
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Manjara dam completely dried up. For the first time in 35 years, the dam has dried up. It is the only source of drinking water for Latur city. Manjara is the only river of Latur, its lifeline, which has completely gone dry this year.
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While Manjara dam has completely dried up this year, JCB and trucks are busy taking out soil from the dried up dam reservoir.
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Manjara dam pumping station. The caretaker told Down To Earth that the dam has had very little water for the last 3 years. This year the dam has gone completely dry. It has three pumps of 650 horsepower with a monthly bill of at least Rs 7-8 lakh. For the last three months, no water pumping is being done as there is no water at all. Even dead storage water has gone dry.
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Bendsura Project in Beed has gone completely dry. Bendsura Medium Irrigation project is dry for last 3-4 years.
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Bendsura Project in Beed has gone completely dry. Bendsura Medium Irrigation project is dry for last 3-4 years.
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A private water supplying water to a cattle camp near Beed town. The camp has 799 cattle and daily water requirement is 36,000 litres. The cost of one 12,000 litres tanker is Rs 1500, including the rental and diesel cost. Water has to be sourced from borewells 20 kms away and total per day cost of water is Rs 4500. The camp needs 12 tonne of fodder a day and per tonne cost is Rs 2800. So total per day cost of fodder is Rs 33,600. Beed district has 262 cattle camps with 260925 cattle.
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A private water supplying water to a cattle camp near Beed town. The camp has 799 cattle and daily water requirement is 36,000 litres. The cost of one 12,000 litres tanker is Rs 1500, including the rental and diesel cost. Water has to be sourced from borewells 20 kms away and total per day cost of water is Rs 4500. The camp needs 12 tonne of fodder a day and per tonne cost is Rs 2800. So total per day cost of fodder is Rs 33,600. Beed district has 262 cattle camps with 260925 cattle.
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Farmers from neighbouring villages have brought their cattle to the cattle camp in Beed. They are at the camp since January this year. This calf was born in the camp. Villagers claim if it was not for the cattle camps, their cattle would be dead due to water and fodder scarcity.
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ArjunChavan is a 70 years old farmer from Pendgaon in Beed district. He is at the cattle camp since January this year with his 4 cows, 2 oxen and 1 calf. The drought of 1972 wasn't this terrible. We had shortage of food grains but had plenty of water. We used to regularly receive ration from the government. But this time, there is neither water nor fodder. To top it all, ration supplies are irregular. On being asked, why he did not sell his cattle due to extreme drought, he said, Why will I sell my cattle? What will I do without cattle? A farmer cannot cultivate without cattle. Where will milk come from? Where will cow dung come from? Janwarhai to shetkarihai [If there is cattle, there is farmer].
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ArjunChavan is a 70 years old farmer from Pendgaon in Beed district. He is at the cattle camp since January this year with his 4 cows, 2 oxen and 1 calf. The drought of 1972 wasn't this terrible. We had shortage of food grains but had plenty of water. We used to regularly receive ration from the government. But this time, there is neither water nor fodder. To top it all, ration supplies are irregular. On being asked, why he did not sell his cattle due to extreme drought, he said, Why will I sell my cattle? What will I do without cattle? A farmer cannot cultivate without cattle. Where will milk come from? Where will cow dung come from? Janwarhai to shetkarihai [If there is cattle, there is farmer].
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A cattle camp of 799 cattle daily needs 12 tonne of fodder. Beed district has exhausted all fodder and it is now being sourced from neighbouring districts which has increased the cost of running the camp.
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Workers working at cattle camp are paid Rs 300-400 per day.
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Sandipan Badgire is a proud organic farmer from Latur. Not only does he not need borewells, his per hectare output is higher compared to the farmers who use chemicals and fertilisers
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In Kadwanchi, Marathwada, groundwater recharge has enabled farmers to build ponds and do horticulture. Farmers now earn four times the national average
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In Kadwanchi, Marathwada, groundwater recharge has enabled farmers to build ponds and do horticulture. Farmers now earn four times the national average
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In Kadwanchi, Marathwada, groundwater recharge has enabled farmers to build ponds and do horticulture. Farmers now earn four times the national average
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In Kadwanchi, Marathwada, groundwater recharge has enabled farmers to build ponds and do horticulture. Farmers now earn four times the national average
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In Kadwanchi, Marathwada, groundwater recharge has enabled farmers to build ponds and do horticulture. Farmers now earn four times the national average
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In Kadwanchi, Marathwada, groundwater recharge has enabled farmers to build ponds and do horticulture. Farmers now earn four times the national average
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