Marathawada

Don't panic, drought relief plans in place: Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan

Written by Saurabh Gupta | Sunday March 10, 2013

Days after the Maharashtra Police issued a circular asking the force in drought-hit districts to be on alert as water wars could break out and create a law and order situation, Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan today responded by saying th...

Here's how a village in Maharashtra made itself drought-proof

Written by Tejas Mehta, edited by Samira Shaikh | Thursday February 21, 2013

Lush green vineyards, tons of luscious grapes, acres of maize and jowar, and most importantly, millions of litres of water- images that are in stark contrast to the despair visible across Marathawada's eight districts. This isn't Maharashtra's greene...

Maharashtra battles the worst drought in decades

Tejas Mehta | Tuesday February 19, 2013

His wrinkled face was enough evidence of the vagaries of nature he had battled all his life. Clad in a dull, unwashed dhoti and kurta, along with a few other elderly farmers sat on a creaky wooden bench off the main road at Chaukha village, just 22 k...