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Six Out 9 Major Dams In Marathwada Reel Under Water Shortage
As many as six out of nine major dams that supply water to urban and rural areas in Maharashtra's drought-prone Marathwada region continue to face shortage, the data released by the irrigation department stated on Friday.
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Marathwada Water Grid To Cater Needs Of Parched Region: Devendra Fadnavis
Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis today said his government was planning to ensure piped drinking water supply in every village of the parched Marathwada region through a water grid.
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Government Plans To Link 2 Rivers To Tackle Drought In Maharashtra
Government plans to link Bhima and Manjara rivers in Maharashtra to tackle water crisis situation in drought-hit Marathwada region of the state in the long-run, Rajya Sabha was informed today.
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Indian Railways Opens Its Reservoirs to Scarcity-hit Thane, Navi Mumbai
After water trains for drought-ravaged Latur in Marathwada, Railways Minister Suresh Prabhu has now ordered that water from railway dams be released to tackle water crisis in Thane and Navi Mumbai.
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Latur Villages Team-Up To Work Their Way Out Of Long-Term Water Scarcity
Even in Latur's blistering heat, Shyam Barure has to ensure the work goes on. The rains are less than two months away and the 27 km nallah (drain) has to be widened and desilted in time.
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Arvind Kejriwal Praises PM Modi For Efforts To Resolve Latur Water Crisis
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal today praised Prime Minister Narendra Modi for making efforts to resolve the water crisis in drought-hit Latur and sought his help to send water to the parched district in Maharashtra's Marathwada region.
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Arvind Kejriwal Asks People To Save Water, Wants To Help Drought-Hit Latur
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday urged the people to save water and send it to drought-hit Latur city in Maharashtra.
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'People More Important Or IPL?' Court Raps Mumbai Cricket Body Over Water
Three days before the Indian Premier League begins, the Bombay High Court has reprimanded Maharashtra's cricket body for the many litres of water it will use to prepare pitches for the world's richest cricket tournament at a time when large parts of the state are reeling under drought.
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Farmer Suicides on Rise as Marathwada Reels under Severe Drought
Marathwada is reeling under the worst drought in recent years, pushing hundreds of locals to migrate to cities in search of livelihood, with Beed witnessing a steep rise in farmer suicides accounting for 105 cases in August itself.
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How Maharashtra Politics Fosters A Sugarcane Crop Even During A Drought
Only 7 per cent of water remains in drought-hit Marathawada's dams. But still that hasn't stopped sugarcane, a highly water intensive crop, from being produced in the region.
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In Drought-Hit Marathwada, Sunflower Fields Still Bloom
It hits you hard, but it doesn't hurt. From the depressing barren landscape of drought-hit Marathwada in Maharashtra, suddenly bright yellow sunflower fields happily greet the eye. The dramatic change of landscape is not just a visual treat, but yet another proof of the wonders a green cover can do.
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What Happens When Water Tankers Reach a Drought-Hit Marathwada Village
All it took was less than a minute for neighbours to turn from being friendly to vicious. Men, women, children and senior citizens all rushed to the village square. Women began shouting and fighting with one another. This is what happened when a water tanker reached Mangrul village in the drought-hit Marathawada region of Maharashtra.
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Nearly 70 Farmers Are Killing Themselves Every Month in Maharashtra's Marathwada
With less than 50 per cent rain this monsoon, the agrarian crisis in the drought-prone Marathwada region of Maharashtra has further deepened. At the heart of the crisis is a spurt in farmer suicides.
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Children Skip School to be Lowered into Wells to Fetch Water
Even before summers, when wells run too dry to draw water from pitchers, villages in Marathwada are lowering its very children into the wells by ropes. This is a grim tale from a village, ironically a part of the constituency of Maharashtra's Rural Welfare Minister, Pankaja Munde.
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Maharashtra: Parli power plant shuts down after severe water crisis
All six units of the Parli thermal power plant in Beed district of Maharashtra have been shut down because of severe water shortage in the Marathwada region. The plant used to receive water from the Khadka dam but the supply was stopped as the water level in the dam has almost dried up.
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Six Out 9 Major Dams In Marathwada Reel Under Water Shortage
As many as six out of nine major dams that supply water to urban and rural areas in Maharashtra's drought-prone Marathwada region continue to face shortage, the data released by the irrigation department stated on Friday.
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Marathwada Water Grid To Cater Needs Of Parched Region: Devendra Fadnavis
Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis today said his government was planning to ensure piped drinking water supply in every village of the parched Marathwada region through a water grid.
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Government Plans To Link 2 Rivers To Tackle Drought In Maharashtra
Government plans to link Bhima and Manjara rivers in Maharashtra to tackle water crisis situation in drought-hit Marathwada region of the state in the long-run, Rajya Sabha was informed today.
-
Indian Railways Opens Its Reservoirs to Scarcity-hit Thane, Navi Mumbai
After water trains for drought-ravaged Latur in Marathwada, Railways Minister Suresh Prabhu has now ordered that water from railway dams be released to tackle water crisis in Thane and Navi Mumbai.
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Latur Villages Team-Up To Work Their Way Out Of Long-Term Water Scarcity
Even in Latur's blistering heat, Shyam Barure has to ensure the work goes on. The rains are less than two months away and the 27 km nallah (drain) has to be widened and desilted in time.
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Arvind Kejriwal Praises PM Modi For Efforts To Resolve Latur Water Crisis
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal today praised Prime Minister Narendra Modi for making efforts to resolve the water crisis in drought-hit Latur and sought his help to send water to the parched district in Maharashtra's Marathwada region.
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Arvind Kejriwal Asks People To Save Water, Wants To Help Drought-Hit Latur
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday urged the people to save water and send it to drought-hit Latur city in Maharashtra.
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'People More Important Or IPL?' Court Raps Mumbai Cricket Body Over Water
Three days before the Indian Premier League begins, the Bombay High Court has reprimanded Maharashtra's cricket body for the many litres of water it will use to prepare pitches for the world's richest cricket tournament at a time when large parts of the state are reeling under drought.
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Farmer Suicides on Rise as Marathwada Reels under Severe Drought
Marathwada is reeling under the worst drought in recent years, pushing hundreds of locals to migrate to cities in search of livelihood, with Beed witnessing a steep rise in farmer suicides accounting for 105 cases in August itself.
-
How Maharashtra Politics Fosters A Sugarcane Crop Even During A Drought
Only 7 per cent of water remains in drought-hit Marathawada's dams. But still that hasn't stopped sugarcane, a highly water intensive crop, from being produced in the region.
-
In Drought-Hit Marathwada, Sunflower Fields Still Bloom
It hits you hard, but it doesn't hurt. From the depressing barren landscape of drought-hit Marathwada in Maharashtra, suddenly bright yellow sunflower fields happily greet the eye. The dramatic change of landscape is not just a visual treat, but yet another proof of the wonders a green cover can do.
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What Happens When Water Tankers Reach a Drought-Hit Marathwada Village
All it took was less than a minute for neighbours to turn from being friendly to vicious. Men, women, children and senior citizens all rushed to the village square. Women began shouting and fighting with one another. This is what happened when a water tanker reached Mangrul village in the drought-hit Marathawada region of Maharashtra.
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Nearly 70 Farmers Are Killing Themselves Every Month in Maharashtra's Marathwada
With less than 50 per cent rain this monsoon, the agrarian crisis in the drought-prone Marathwada region of Maharashtra has further deepened. At the heart of the crisis is a spurt in farmer suicides.
-
Children Skip School to be Lowered into Wells to Fetch Water
Even before summers, when wells run too dry to draw water from pitchers, villages in Marathwada are lowering its very children into the wells by ropes. This is a grim tale from a village, ironically a part of the constituency of Maharashtra's Rural Welfare Minister, Pankaja Munde.
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Maharashtra: Parli power plant shuts down after severe water crisis
All six units of the Parli thermal power plant in Beed district of Maharashtra have been shut down because of severe water shortage in the Marathwada region. The plant used to receive water from the Khadka dam but the supply was stopped as the water level in the dam has almost dried up.
