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Irrigated winter crop in Bengal has taken a hit

The level in almost all the major reservoirs from which West Bengal draws water -- Maithon, Panchet, Konar and Tilaiya -- is lower than last year

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Karnataka faces worst drought in 40 years

Of the 176 taluks, 136 have been declared drought-hit, leading to migration of thousands to cities

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Odisha govt moves to mitigate drinking water scarcity

A total crop area of 1.5 million hectares spread over 29,176 villages in 235 blocks have suffered damage of 33 per cent or more

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Gujarat water crisis: Dams and reservoirs go dry as state races against time

Efforts are being made to tackle the crisis by the state government, which has formed a GoM led by education minister Bhupendrasinh Chudasama to oversee the situation.

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Rajasthan's deepening water crisis

People apart, even govt buying water from private tanker suppliers, running water trains

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Rabi crop to the rescue in Andhra

Kharif crop area had shrunk in the 1.5 million acres of command area in the Krishna delta

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Crops disappear from Telangana farms as water table drops

There was a net decline of 2.61 m in Telangana's groundwater level during 2015-16 and the department expects a further drop of 1 m by the end of this summer

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Only 17% water stock left in Maharashtra

The state government has deployed 4,640 tankers in 3,586 villages and 5,993 hamlets for supply of drinking water

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Assocham: Drought has trickle-down effect on economy

Says the drought is estimated to impact the economy by at least Rs 6.5 lakh crore

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Maharashtra, UP fix low targets for farm ponds under MNREGS

Together, the two drought-hit states will build only 6,700 ponds, compared with 250,000 in Andhra, 128,132 in Jharkhand and 111,340 in Karnataka

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SC raps 'ostrich-like' attitude of states in drought handling

Directs Centre to constitute a national disaster response force within the next six months

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A drought solution

Water harvesting needs attention, not just irrigation

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