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Digging A Pit Every 2 Days, How This Parched Rajasthan Village Gets Water
With summer approaching, villagers in some of the driest areas of Rajasthan have started digging for groundwater.
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Water Crisis Deepens, Residents Lock Containers In This Rajasthan Village
With temperature staying put at 45 degrees Celsius across Rajasthan, taps have run dry and large blue containers with locks fixed on them have become a common sight in this village where water is considered "gold". There isn't enough drinking water, and at a few places, sewage water is being supplied to homes.
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19 Districts In Rajasthan Affected By Famine
The desert state of Rajasthan is in the grip of a water crisis with 19 out of the 33 districts being famine affected, with the government sending water trains to parched Bhilwara and tankers to other areas facing acute shortage.
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Another Water Train Leaves For Maharashtra From Rajasthan
One more 'water' train with 50 wagons of 27 lakh litre capacity left on Friday for Miraj in Maharashtra to cater to the needs of the parched Marathwada region which is battling its worst-ever drought.
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For India's drought-hit states, on-track Monsoon may be too late
India may be heading for another bumper grain harvest, if the first forecast for this year's monsoon proves correct, but the rain may be too little - and too late - for southern and western states already parched by the worst drought in four decades.
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Digging A Pit Every 2 Days, How This Parched Rajasthan Village Gets Water
With summer approaching, villagers in some of the driest areas of Rajasthan have started digging for groundwater.
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Water Crisis Deepens, Residents Lock Containers In This Rajasthan Village
With temperature staying put at 45 degrees Celsius across Rajasthan, taps have run dry and large blue containers with locks fixed on them have become a common sight in this village where water is considered "gold". There isn't enough drinking water, and at a few places, sewage water is being supplied to homes.
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19 Districts In Rajasthan Affected By Famine
The desert state of Rajasthan is in the grip of a water crisis with 19 out of the 33 districts being famine affected, with the government sending water trains to parched Bhilwara and tankers to other areas facing acute shortage.
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Another Water Train Leaves For Maharashtra From Rajasthan
One more 'water' train with 50 wagons of 27 lakh litre capacity left on Friday for Miraj in Maharashtra to cater to the needs of the parched Marathwada region which is battling its worst-ever drought.
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For India's drought-hit states, on-track Monsoon may be too late
India may be heading for another bumper grain harvest, if the first forecast for this year's monsoon proves correct, but the rain may be too little - and too late - for southern and western states already parched by the worst drought in four decades.
