-The Times of India NEW DELHI: Farmers in UP's Bundelkhand region will get drought assistance directly into their bank accounts within a week, with the Samajwadi party government set to disburse Rs 1,304 crore out of its drought-assistance kitty given to it by the Centre. The decision was taken during a review meeting on the drought-affected Bundelkhand region by the Prime Minister's Office on Saturday. A provision to extend man-days from 100...
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Marathwada's drought: Dry lands, economic deprivation shrinking opportunities, driving workers away from Latur -Tushar Dhara
-FirstPost.com Latur: At first glance, Latur looks like any other Indian town with its dusty congested streets and crowded bazaars. But looks can be deceptive. The town is the epicentre of a process of deindustrialisation and economic deprivation that has spread across the whole district. Reason: The worst drought in the last 45 years has led to acute water scarcity. Marathwada, which has received deficient rains for the last three years, is...
More »Marathwada drought: Water scarcity has created a region where trust has eroded and left the social fabric frayed -Tushar Dhara
-FirstPost.com Aurangabad/Latur: In recent times, the drought in Marathwada has been reported, discussed and debated, but all from a safe distance. News reports, television debates, social media commentary and even judicial pronouncements have been made regarding the situation. Firstpost reporters spent a fortnight travelling through the arid region and witnessed the devastating social, political and ecological impact of three years of drought. It’s not just the local economy, agriculture and rural structures...
More »Marathwada's drought: Region is parched, impoverished and desperate, but it's a crisis of its own making -RN Bhaskar
-FirstPost.com Maharashtra is a state full of contradictions. It is a state rife with more inequality than most. And it is a state where each territory tries to exploit, and ends up feeling exploited. The cries for water and the spurt in suicides in parched Marathwada are just some of the sharp manifestations of the rot that threatens to tear the state apart. Maharashtra has almost 20 percent of its population living on just...
More »Drought-hit Maharashtra plans cloud-seeding -Bhavika Jain
-The Times of India MUMBAI: Unwilling to take any chances with rainfall this year, the Maharashtra government plans to undertake cloud-seeding in parts of the state at the start of monsoon, especially over water supply schemes that provide water to the parched Marathwada region. The experiment was conducted last year between August and November, but officials say the project wasn't very effective as there weren't enough moisture-laden clouds and it was only...
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