In the wake of acute water shortage in various parts of Maharashtra, the state government has informed the Bombay high court that it would declare drought in over 29,000 villages in the state and all relief prescribed in the Drought Manual, 2009 would be provided.
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'Why is a commercial venture being held responsible for a situation caused by mismanagement of the state?' asks N Suresh.
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Drought or no drought... life goes in the water-starved Beed district in Maharashtra's Marathwada region
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Actors Nana Patekar and Makrand Anaspure distributed cheques of financial aid to as many as 113 families of farmers from Latur and Osmanabad districts of Marathwada, who have committed suicides, owing to drought and indebtedness.
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India should not allow millions to suffer the ill effects of a drought because of official apathy or sluggishness, says T N Ninan.
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Close to half of the country is reeling under drought or drought-like situation with the number of districts affected rising to 246 as a poor monsoon has brought 29 per cent less rainfall, damaging standing crop.
Several parts of Maharashtra are reeling under a severe drought.\n\n
Fed up with cold response from district administration to their demand to declare Devbhoomi Dwarka in Ahmedabad as drought-hit, farmers on Tuesday knocked at the God's door for help and submitted a memorandum to Lord Krishna seeking divine intervention to alleviate their sufferings.
The state would be approaching the Centre for a relief package.
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By June 14, the monsoon should have reached central India. But this year it hasn't even covered Karnataka properly or entered the Northeast.
Moody's Ratings on Tuesday said India's growing water shortage can disrupt farm and industry sectors and is detrimental to the credit health of the sovereign as rising food inflation and decline in income may spark social unrest. It said decreases in water supply can disrupt agricultural production and industrial operations, resulting in inflation in food prices and hence can be detrimental to credit health of sectors that heavily consume water, such as coal power generators and steel-makers.
'These people are living on the edge of starvation and governments need to show much greater compassion towards them.'
The Bill seeks to create a welfare fund for farmers at a time when Prime Minister Narendra Modi has led from the front a campaign to woo farmers and downtrodden sections of the society.
The arrival of the June-September rains has been delayed.
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An Empowered Group of Ministers on drought headed by Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar on Wednesday approved Rs 1,207-crore relief package to Maharashtra. "Rs 1,207 crore drought relief package has been approved for Maharashtra," Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde, who is also a member of the EGoM, told PTI after the meeting of the minister.
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Peasants from Maharashtra's drought-affected Beed district feel the government machinery and politicians are indifferent to their plight.
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