-The Hindu Business Line Drought conditions in peninsular India highlight familiar policy failures Recent BusinessLine reports have highlighted the harrowing conditions of Water scarcity in peninsular India, with the monsoon still about three months away. Scientists and specialists have observed that 40 per cent of the country’s area is reeling under drought, of which 16-17 per cent is severe. Maharashtra, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana and Gujarat are in a...
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In drought-hit Marathwada, villagers depend on tankers for Water, farmers cut down fruit trees -Meena Menon
-Scroll.in Ahead of polls, despite the dire situation, there is neither work under employment guarantee scheme nor any cattle camps, fodder depots for livestock. The irony is unmistakable. In the Marathwada region of Maharashtra, which is in the grip of arguably the worst drought since 1972, what stands out is hectic road construction. En route from Jalna to Ambad, a massive machine lays out a spanking new concrete road. Meanwhile, across the...
More »Uttarakhand's rivers quench the thirst of millions while its residents face Water shortage -Mayank Aggarwal
-Mongabay.com * Uttarakhand has vast Water resources and is a lifeline for millions of people living in downstream areas. However, many areas in the state are facing a Water shortage. * The hill state is going to polls in the first phase of the 2019 Lok Sabha elections on April 11. In some constituencies, voters, dissatisfied with authorities for failing to provide Water facilities, aim to register their protests, by boycotting the...
More »Farmers in western TN demand social security -T Ramakrishnan
-The Hindu Unable to sustain their primary occupation, many are said to have begun migrating to cities to work as daily-wage labourers COIMBATORE: KM Ramagoundar, president of the Tamizhaga Vivasayigal Sangam and a farmer based out of Karugur, about 25 km from Krishnagiri, is a frustrated man these days. “Even the so-called big farmers, who own five or six acres, have started going to Bengaluru, where they are working as daily-wage labourers. This...
More »In Marathwada the queues are for collecting Water during this election season -Meena Menon
-Mongabay.com * As the election tempo heats up, the Marathwada districts of Maharashtra are suffering severe drought. * The situation is made worse with the employment guarantee not working and fodder not available for the farm livestock. * Piped Water facilities supplied by the government in some villages are not in use because of no Water. The irony is unmistakable. In the Marathwada region of Maharashtra, which is in the grip of arguably the...
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