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Will Maharashtra govt’s Rs 59,000 cr package transform the lives of farmers in drought-prone Marathwada?

October 05, 2023 1:05 pm

Ahead of the 2024 Lok Sabha and Assembly polls, the ruling BJP-Shinde Sena-NCP (Ajit Pawar) coalition can’t afford to let the unrest over agriculture and Maratha quota gather momentum.

Maratha quota, drought-like situation set alarm bells for govt

September 14, 2023 6:19 pm

Poor rain in the region coupled with the Maratha quota issue, the region is a cause of serious concern for the ruling coalition led by CM Eknath Shinde and Deputy CMs Devendra Fadnavis and Ajit Pawar.

Devendra Fadnavis receives court summons

Maharashtra: Govt clears 1st phase of Rs 4,293-crore Marathwada water grid project

July 24, 2019 4:52 am

Marathwada, comprising eight districts, has traditionally been a low-rainfall area and the grid project aims to create an integrated piped network to supply water for drinking, industrial and agricultural purposes all through the year.

Maharashtra: Unlikely to get central assistance, state taps into contingency fund

Crop insurance: Farmers say claim rejections high despite drought

June 22, 2019 5:56 am

The Shiv Sena, which is holding a region-wide drive to assist these farmers, says Aurangabad district alone would have 10,000 to 12,000 such cases of rejection on technical ground.

Maharashtra: Sharad Pawar, CM Devendra Fadnavis meet, talk drought

May 16, 2019 4:11 am

Sources said Pawar urged Fadnavis to look into the demands for water tankers and cattle camps. He also highlighted the need to provide crop loss compensation to farmers and ensuring that their power supply is not disconnected.

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Marathwada drought: Weddings can wait as water train rolls into parched Latur

April 21, 2016 9:30 am

Young and old turn up at railway station as Jaldoot Express carrying 25 lakh litres of water arrives.

Marathwada drought: 50-wagon train reaches Latur, brings 25 lakh litres water

April 21, 2016 8:37 am

The same train has made nine trips in the past to Latur bringing 5 lakh litre water each time.

Waterless in Marathwada: Wells dry, villages shift to cattle camps

March 18, 2016 1:39 am

With most small and marginal farmers in Marathwada having witnessed four consecutive crop failures, the narrative of the drought has moved out of the fields.

Cattle feed to tankers: Why it’s hard for relief to reach and be monitored

March 17, 2016 8:30 am

There are now 2,75,961 cattle at the camps. They have to be physically counted, minus any technology, twice a day, while also accounting for farmers who may take their animals in and out during the day.

Farm vision statement

January 14, 2016 5:07 am

We need a national framework to address agricultural problems.

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Marathwada agrarian crisis will not drown out BJP's campaign on nationalism

April 17, 2019 10:36 am

Marathwada dams including Majalgaon, Manjara, Sina Kolegaon and Siddheshwar hve dried up and even the bore wells that cost upward of Rs 20,000, dug to depths of 400-500 feet, run dry too.