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In UP, Women-Led Collectives Are Taking On Bundelkhand's Water Problem
Bundelkhand in Uttar Pradesh, which is among the hottest regions in the country, regularly faces water scarcity every summer. Until the rains of last year, the arid region was hit by three successive drought seasons. Now, a water collective from Lalitpur district's Bhamaurisar village, which faced a similar problem in 2011, have taken charge of Bun...
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In Bundelkhand, Anxiety And Confusion Over Yogi Adityanath's Loan Waiver
Hit by years of drought, 70-year-old Kalyan Singh saw the first decent crop in years in the last Kharif season. He made some money but not enough to repay his 49,000 farm loan taken three years ago. And then, the Yogi Adityanath government's announcement to waive the crop loans came. "I heard on TV that 1 lakh rupee loans will be waived," the small...
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Tamil Nadu Will Be Declared Drought Hit: Chief Minister Panneerselvam
Tamil Nadu will declare all its 32 districts drought hit, Chief Minister O Panneerselvam has said. The state receives rain from the returning monsoon in December, but with a 60 per cent deficit this year, the state government has announced a detailed plan to reduce the burden on farmers.
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Karnataka Declares Drought In Parts Of 22 Districts, Including Kodagu
Karnataka has declared 68 taluks in 22 districts drought hit, which also includes two talukas in Kodagu district.
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Drought-Hit Marathwada: Monsoon Delayed, Farmers Frantic
Where is the monsoon? A question that cotton farmer Govardhan Ghadage thought was already answered with the Met Department's positive forecast. But with pre monsoon showers too vanishing in drought hit Marathwada's Beed district, Mr Ghadage is fearing the worst. As seeds worth Rs 15,000 that have already been sown are now at risk.
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Ashok Chavan Hits Out At PM Modi, Devendra Fadnavis Over Drought
Maharashtra Pradesh Congress Committee (MPCC) president Ashok Chavan, who is on a two-day visit to the district, today hit out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis over the drought problem in the state.
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Maharashtra Chief Minister Declares Additional Funds For Drought-Hit Districts
In a bid to provide relief to drought hit regions of Maharashtra, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has declared additional funds to provide water tankers, solve electricity problems and provide education to children in rural areas.
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Central Team Visits Drought-Hit Regions, Maharashtra Seeks Rs 4,000 Crore Aid
A Central team is on a two-day visit to Maharashtra to assess the damage in drought-hit areas, after the state government sought a relief package of Rs 4,000 crore from the Union government. The state had earlier declared drought in 15,747 villages across Maharashtra.
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8 Farmer Suicides in 1 Month in This Drought-Hit Madhya Pradesh District
In what is possibly the worst sight for a mother, 58-year-old Choti Bai found her son, Vinod Ahirwar, hanging from a tree on his fields in Madhya Pradesh's Sagar district on Sunday.
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Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik Seeks Report on Drought-Like Condition in Odisha
With agricultural activities hitting 103 blocks in over 23 districts of Odisha due to scanty rainfall, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today asked the agriculture department to submit a report within seven days on the possible impact.
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Maharashtra Waives Off Education Fee of Farmer's Children Till Class XII
In view of the prevailing drought conditions, the Maharashtra government today decided to waive off educational fees of the farmers' children upto standard 12 in the districts hit by the natural calamity.
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Drought-hit farmers allege Sharad Pawar's partymen are stealing their water
Drought has tightened its grip over Maharashtra. But ask the people of the drought hit village of Ropala, in Solapur district, the epicentre of Maharahstra's drought, and they will tell you it is a crisis created not by nature, but political clout.
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Drought shadow over 14 districts in Gujarat as Govt declares them 'scarcity hit'
The Gujarat government has declared 14 districts and 152 talukas of the state as "scarcity hit" due to deficient rains and announced a stimulus package with fodder subsidies and out-of-turn power connections among other measures.
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Bihar: 1 lakh people hit by floods
After a severe drought in 26 districts, now floods have attacked Bihar.
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Drought-hit farmers turn to NREGA in Andhra
Hit by the drought, everyone from landless labourers to landlords in Warangal district is turning up for work under NREGA.
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In UP, Women-Led Collectives Are Taking On Bundelkhand's Water Problem
Bundelkhand in Uttar Pradesh, which is among the hottest regions in the country, regularly faces water scarcity every summer. Until the rains of last year, the arid region was hit by three successive drought seasons. Now, a water collective from Lalitpur district's Bhamaurisar village, which faced a similar problem in 2011, have taken charge of Bun...
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In Bundelkhand, Anxiety And Confusion Over Yogi Adityanath's Loan Waiver
Hit by years of drought, 70-year-old Kalyan Singh saw the first decent crop in years in the last Kharif season. He made some money but not enough to repay his 49,000 farm loan taken three years ago. And then, the Yogi Adityanath government's announcement to waive the crop loans came. "I heard on TV that 1 lakh rupee loans will be waived," the small...
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Tamil Nadu Will Be Declared Drought Hit: Chief Minister Panneerselvam
Tamil Nadu will declare all its 32 districts drought hit, Chief Minister O Panneerselvam has said. The state receives rain from the returning monsoon in December, but with a 60 per cent deficit this year, the state government has announced a detailed plan to reduce the burden on farmers.
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Karnataka Declares Drought In Parts Of 22 Districts, Including Kodagu
Karnataka has declared 68 taluks in 22 districts drought hit, which also includes two talukas in Kodagu district.
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Drought-Hit Marathwada: Monsoon Delayed, Farmers Frantic
Where is the monsoon? A question that cotton farmer Govardhan Ghadage thought was already answered with the Met Department's positive forecast. But with pre monsoon showers too vanishing in drought hit Marathwada's Beed district, Mr Ghadage is fearing the worst. As seeds worth Rs 15,000 that have already been sown are now at risk.
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Ashok Chavan Hits Out At PM Modi, Devendra Fadnavis Over Drought
Maharashtra Pradesh Congress Committee (MPCC) president Ashok Chavan, who is on a two-day visit to the district, today hit out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis over the drought problem in the state.
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Maharashtra Chief Minister Declares Additional Funds For Drought-Hit Districts
In a bid to provide relief to drought hit regions of Maharashtra, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has declared additional funds to provide water tankers, solve electricity problems and provide education to children in rural areas.
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Central Team Visits Drought-Hit Regions, Maharashtra Seeks Rs 4,000 Crore Aid
A Central team is on a two-day visit to Maharashtra to assess the damage in drought-hit areas, after the state government sought a relief package of Rs 4,000 crore from the Union government. The state had earlier declared drought in 15,747 villages across Maharashtra.
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8 Farmer Suicides in 1 Month in This Drought-Hit Madhya Pradesh District
In what is possibly the worst sight for a mother, 58-year-old Choti Bai found her son, Vinod Ahirwar, hanging from a tree on his fields in Madhya Pradesh's Sagar district on Sunday.
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Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik Seeks Report on Drought-Like Condition in Odisha
With agricultural activities hitting 103 blocks in over 23 districts of Odisha due to scanty rainfall, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today asked the agriculture department to submit a report within seven days on the possible impact.
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Maharashtra Waives Off Education Fee of Farmer's Children Till Class XII
In view of the prevailing drought conditions, the Maharashtra government today decided to waive off educational fees of the farmers' children upto standard 12 in the districts hit by the natural calamity.
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Drought-hit farmers allege Sharad Pawar's partymen are stealing their water
Drought has tightened its grip over Maharashtra. But ask the people of the drought hit village of Ropala, in Solapur district, the epicentre of Maharahstra's drought, and they will tell you it is a crisis created not by nature, but political clout.
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Drought shadow over 14 districts in Gujarat as Govt declares them 'scarcity hit'
The Gujarat government has declared 14 districts and 152 talukas of the state as "scarcity hit" due to deficient rains and announced a stimulus package with fodder subsidies and out-of-turn power connections among other measures.
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Bihar: 1 lakh people hit by floods
After a severe drought in 26 districts, now floods have attacked Bihar.
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Drought-hit farmers turn to NREGA in Andhra
Hit by the drought, everyone from landless labourers to landlords in Warangal district is turning up for work under NREGA.
