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LATEST NEWS UPDATES | Drought in Rajasthan: From unemployment to school dropouts, Barmer sees exodus for works as crops fail India -Sandeep Kumar Meel

Drought in Rajasthan: From unemployment to school dropouts, Barmer sees exodus for works as crops fail India -Sandeep Kumar Meel

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published Published on Mar 27, 2019   modified Modified on Mar 27, 2019
-Firstpost.com

Rajasthan’s relationship with summer is not a pleasant one. The shortage of water in the region only adds to the misery of the people. Even before the onset of summer, over 5,000 villages in nine districts in Rajasthan — Barmer, Churu, Pali, Bikaner, Jaisalmer, Jalore, Jodhpur, Hanumangarh and Nagaur were declared ‘drought-affected’ by the state government. The drought in this area affects the economy of the region as employment options dry up and people start migrating to neighbouring states like Gujarat to survive.

Siwana, Barmer: Five-year-old Neetu Kumari (name changed) can recite the multiplication table of 1 and 2 with ease, she knows the English alphabet as well, but fumbles as she nears the end. “L, N, M..no…L, M, N, Q…I’m not sure what comes next,” she says.

By the time the English teacher at the government primary school in Siwana block of Barmer district in Rajasthan where Neetu was enrolled had completed the first few classes, Neetu had dropped out to earn a few extra bucks and was miles away plucking cotton along with the rest of her family in a field in Gujarat.

Apart from its obvious effects on farming, drought in western Rajasthan has also had another unexpected fallout -- forcing thousands of children to give up on their dreams of an education and do odd jobs to support their families.

Barmer is among the nine districts that were declared drought-affected by the Rajasthan government in February this year.

Many of Neetu’s classmates met a similar fate as her. According to estimates, 50 percent of children enrolled in government schools in Siwana in July 2018 had dropped out by the end of the year.

Most students enrolled in schools in Siwana and other drought-hit areas come from families that depend on agriculture for their livelihood. Scanty rainfall the last monsoon destroyed the Kharif crop forcing several families to migrate in search of employment opportunities. These mostly included the nomadic and tribal communities of Bhil, Garasia, Jogi, Swami, Kalbelia, Gadiya, Lohar, Mirasim, Nat and Bawariya.

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Firstpost.com, 25 March, 2019, https://www.firstpost.com/india/drought-in-rajasthan-from-unemployment-to-school-dropouts-barmer-sees-exodus-for-works-as-crops-fail-6322031.html


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