Rahul, Athole’s brother, now faces a debt of Rs 3.5 lakh. He …
Family of Sahibrao Athole, who committed suicide in June 2014, …
The left bank canal of Jayakwadi dam in Aurangabad, one of …
Family of Sahibrao Athole, who committed suicide in June 2014, …
The left bank canal of Jayakwadi dam in Aurangabad, one of …
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, …
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Rahul, Athole’s brother, now faces a debt of Rs 3.5 lakh. He has replaced his entire cotton crop with sugarcane this year, hoping to get better returns
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Family of Sahibrao Athole, who committed suicide in June 2014, following consecutive crop failures since 2012
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The left bank canal of Jayakwadi dam in Aurangabad, one of Maharashtra's largest dams, was built to provide irrigation to farms in drought-prone Marathwada. But the canal is almost always empty
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Family of Sahibrao Athole, who committed suicide in June 2014, following consecutive crop failures since 2012
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The left bank canal of Jayakwadi dam in Aurangabad, one of Maharashtra's largest dams, was built to provide irrigation to farms in drought-prone Marathwada. But the canal is almost always empty
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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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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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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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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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