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Maharashtra Water Crisis Deepens, Women Walk Kilometers For Water
The water crisis in parts of Maharashtra has deepened, with women in the villages of Arni tehsil, Yavatmal district, facing severe challenges in accessing water for daily use.
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Video: Water Crisis Forces Maharashtra Villagers To Descend Into Well
The people of Koshimpada village in Maharashtra's Nashik are experiencing a dire water crisis. The village has been without water, and residents are forced to descend into a well to fill their pots.
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Water Crisis In Maharashtra's Raigad, Collective Stock In Dams At 35%
Several villages in coastal Raigad district of Maharashtra are currently reeling under acute water shortage and the local administration has started taking various relief measures like providing water through tankers and digging wells.
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BJP Behaving Like "Fish Out Of Water": NCP MLA Over Aid To Farmers
NCP MLA Jitendra Ahwad today hit out at the BJP over ruckus in the Maharashtra Assembly on the issue of financial aid to farmers hit by untimely rains, saying the saffron party was behaving "like a fish out of water".
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Six Out 9 Major Dams In Marathwada Reel Under Water Shortage
As many as six out of nine major dams that supply water to urban and rural areas in Maharashtra's drought-prone Marathwada region continue to face shortage, the data released by the irrigation department stated on Friday.
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Bungalows Of Devendra Fadnavis, 18 Ministers Owe Lakhs In Water Bills
The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation has declared Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis' official residence - 'Varsha' bungalow - a defaulter with water bill dues running into lakhs
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How Bad Is Maharashtra Farmer Crisis? 8 Suicides Every Day For 4 Years
As many as 12,021 farmers committed suicide in Maharashtra from 2015 to 2018 for reasons that included bank loans and crop failure, averaging eight deaths a day. This number is over double that of the preceding four-year period from January 2011 to December 2014, when 6,268 farmers killed themselves.
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Marathwada Water Grid To Cater Needs Of Parched Region: Devendra Fadnavis
Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis today said his government was planning to ensure piped drinking water supply in every village of the parched Marathwada region through a water grid.
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Water Crisis Hits Maharashtra Villages Despite State's Drought-Free Goal
A village in Aurangabad, some 400 km from state capital Mumbai, is grappling with severe water crisis after the canals here ran dry recently.
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"No Water To Drink": Nearly Half Of Maharashtra Declared Drought-Hit
Almost half of Maharashtra has been declared drought with farmers from across the state seeking emergency help. Distressed farmers came to Mumbai demanding drought declaration and seeking relief from the state. The state reportedly received only 77 per cent of its average rainfall this year.
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Maharashtra Water Crisis Deepens, Women Walk Kilometers For Water
The water crisis in parts of Maharashtra has deepened, with women in the villages of Arni tehsil, Yavatmal district, facing severe challenges in accessing water for daily use.
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Video: Water Crisis Forces Maharashtra Villagers To Descend Into Well
The people of Koshimpada village in Maharashtra's Nashik are experiencing a dire water crisis. The village has been without water, and residents are forced to descend into a well to fill their pots.
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Water Crisis In Maharashtra's Raigad, Collective Stock In Dams At 35%
Several villages in coastal Raigad district of Maharashtra are currently reeling under acute water shortage and the local administration has started taking various relief measures like providing water through tankers and digging wells.
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BJP Behaving Like "Fish Out Of Water": NCP MLA Over Aid To Farmers
NCP MLA Jitendra Ahwad today hit out at the BJP over ruckus in the Maharashtra Assembly on the issue of financial aid to farmers hit by untimely rains, saying the saffron party was behaving "like a fish out of water".
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Six Out 9 Major Dams In Marathwada Reel Under Water Shortage
As many as six out of nine major dams that supply water to urban and rural areas in Maharashtra's drought-prone Marathwada region continue to face shortage, the data released by the irrigation department stated on Friday.
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Bungalows Of Devendra Fadnavis, 18 Ministers Owe Lakhs In Water Bills
The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation has declared Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis' official residence - 'Varsha' bungalow - a defaulter with water bill dues running into lakhs
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How Bad Is Maharashtra Farmer Crisis? 8 Suicides Every Day For 4 Years
As many as 12,021 farmers committed suicide in Maharashtra from 2015 to 2018 for reasons that included bank loans and crop failure, averaging eight deaths a day. This number is over double that of the preceding four-year period from January 2011 to December 2014, when 6,268 farmers killed themselves.
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Marathwada Water Grid To Cater Needs Of Parched Region: Devendra Fadnavis
Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis today said his government was planning to ensure piped drinking water supply in every village of the parched Marathwada region through a water grid.
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Water Crisis Hits Maharashtra Villages Despite State's Drought-Free Goal
A village in Aurangabad, some 400 km from state capital Mumbai, is grappling with severe water crisis after the canals here ran dry recently.
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"No Water To Drink": Nearly Half Of Maharashtra Declared Drought-Hit
Almost half of Maharashtra has been declared drought with farmers from across the state seeking emergency help. Distressed farmers came to Mumbai demanding drought declaration and seeking relief from the state. The state reportedly received only 77 per cent of its average rainfall this year.
