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
View ArticleKarnataka faces worst drought in 40 years
Of the 176 taluks, 136 have been declared drought-hit, leading to migration of thousands to cities
View ArticleOdisha 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
View ArticleGujarat 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.
View ArticleRajasthan's deepening water crisis
People apart, even govt buying water from private tanker suppliers, running water trains
View ArticleRabi crop to the rescue in Andhra
Kharif crop area had shrunk in the 1.5 million acres of command area in the Krishna delta
View ArticleCrops 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
View ArticleOnly 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
View ArticleAssocham: Drought has trickle-down effect on economy
Says the drought is estimated to impact the economy by at least Rs 6.5 lakh crore
View ArticleMaharashtra, 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
View ArticleSC 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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