-ThePrint.in Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis says his govt has tried to handle the drought situation, but any farmer suicide remains a matter of concern. Mumbai: Farmer suicides in Maharashtra have nearly doubled in the four years of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led government, despite a surge in the overall expenditure on the agriculture sector. Data from the state’s relief and rehabilitation department shows that 11,225 farmer suicides were recorded between January 2015 and...
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Jharkhand may soon declare 50% blocks drought-hit -Sanjoy Dey
-Hindustan Times Delayed and deficient monsoon rains have caused major damage to the farmers this kharif season in Jharkhand. The state has faced 28% rainfall deficit. It has received 784.4mm rainfall against the normal of 1092 mm from June 1 to September 30. Ranchi: Jharkhand government may declare 50% blocks of the state as drought hit after a field verification, which is likely to be completed in a week, officials said...
More »Nearly Half of Maharashtra to Face Severe Water Crisis in 2018-19 -Malvika Singh
-Newsclick.in 11,487 villages in 167 tehsils will face water scarcity, farmers likely to be most severely hit. After running in circles over “drought like situation” in Maharashtra, according to the latest study conducted by the state’s Groundwater Survey and Development Agency (GSDA), nearly 71 per cent of the state shows a drop of more than a meter in groundwater level in September, as compared to a five-year average. As many as 170 tehsils...
More »In drought-hit Maharashtra, a fourth of its villages are staring at a water crisis by April
-Scroll.inThe state is facing its worst groundwater depletion since 2015, says the Groundwater Surveys and Development Agency.A quarter of Maharashtra?s villages ? numbering around 11,500 ? are likely to face water shortages by April 2019, according to data released by the state?s Groundwater Surveys and Development Agency. And 2,941 villages are already facing this deficit.The Groundwater Surveys and Development Agency releases a seasonal water shortage outlook for Maharashtra every October....
More »Sikkim best prepared to tackle drought, Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh the least -Akshit Sangomla
-Down to EarthAll four districts of the northeastern state are resilient to drought, but that?s not the case with any of the districts in Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh, says a studyIf a drought strikes Rajasthan or Chhattisgarh, the states would witness large-scale devastation as their water and ecological systems are ill-prepared to deal with such conditions. On the other hand, Sikkim is very well-prepared to deal with drought conditions. A recent...
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