Gujarat Drought

No water means no bride for suitors in this Gujarat village

Edited by Shamik Ghosh | Monday May 6, 2013

Dedhaan, a remote village Saurashtra, is one of the driest regions in Gujarat. This year, the scanty rainfall has made the situation worse for the 15000-odd people in the village. Among other things, this has hit the eligibility of the single men in ...

For India's drought-hit states, on-track Monsoon may be too late

Reuters | Wednesday April 24, 2013

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.

Saurashtra parched; 4,000 villages are desperate for water

Edited by Sindhu Manjesh | Sunday March 31, 2013

It's not summer yet but almost 4,000 villages in Gujarat's Saurashtra region are reeling under acute water shortage. And there's little sign of the situation improving.

Drought shadow over 14 districts in Gujarat as Govt declares them 'scarcity hit'

Press Trust of India | Wednesday August 8, 2012

The Gujarat government has declared 14 districts and 152 talukas of the state as "scarcity hit" due to deficient rains and announced a stimulus package with fodder subsidies and out-of-turn power connections among other measures.

EGoM on drought to meet on Wednesday

Sunday August 5, 2012

"The EGoM meeting on drought is scheduled for August 8," a source said.

Drought delivers fresh blow to reeling economy

Friday August 3, 2012

A summer drought makes a bad situation worse for an Indian economy already crippled by a sharp slowdown in growth, persistent inflation and a politically hamstrung government. Late on Thursday, New Delhi confirmed the first drought in three years as ...

Sharad Pawar and Jairam Ramesh begin tour to drought-hit states

Edited by Janaki Fernandes | Wednesday August 1, 2012

Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar and Rural Development Minister Jairam Ramesh begin their three-day tour today, to take stock of four drought-hit states of Maharashtra, Gujarat, Rajasthan and Karnataka. The first stop for the ministers is Maharashtr...

Ministerial panel approves Rs1900 cr to ease drought impact

Tuesday July 31, 2012

Among the measures is a 50 per cent diesel subsidy for paddy farmers in states where rainfall is 50 per cent less.

Monsoon paradox: North Gujarat dry, west flooded

NDTV Correspondent | Friday July 24, 2009

While much of north Gujarat is without water, incessant rain in west Gujarat has caused a river to overflow.

Truant monsoon plays havoc in Gujarat

Joydeep Ray | Friday July 24, 2009

The prices of dal and vegetables are skyrocketing in north Gujarat, and there are villages that do not have a drop of water.