Page 6 - Drought

Rural income adversely affected due to natural calamities: Govt

Under MGNREGA, provision for an additional 50 days of unskilled manual work has been made in drought or natural calamity affected areas

Centre now plans to transport fodder in drought-affected states through Indian Railways

India suffers an almost 36% shortfall in green fodder and over 11% shortage in dry fodder in normal times

Irrigated winter crop in Bengal has taken a hit

The level in almost all the major reservoirs from which West Bengal draws water -- Maithon, Panchet, Konar and Tilaiya -- is lower than last year

Karnataka faces worst drought in 40 years

Of the 176 taluks, 136 have been declared drought-hit, leading to migration of thousands to cities

Odisha govt moves to mitigate drinking water scarcity

A total crop area of 1.5 million hectares spread over 29,176 villages in 235 blocks have suffered damage of 33 per cent or more

Only 17% water stock left in Maharashtra

The state government has deployed 4,640 tankers in 3,586 villages and 5,993 hamlets for supply of drinking water

Gujarat water crisis: Dams and reservoirs go dry as state races against time

Efforts are being made to tackle the crisis by the state government, which has formed a GoM led by education minister Bhupendrasinh Chudasama to oversee the situation.

Rajasthan's deepening water crisis

People apart, even govt buying water from private tanker suppliers, running water trains

Crops disappear from Telangana farms as water table drops

There was a net decline of 2.61 m in Telangana's groundwater level during 2015-16 and the department expects a further drop of 1 m by the end of this summer

Rabi crop to the rescue in Andhra

Kharif crop area had shrunk in the 1.5 million acres of command area in the Krishna delta

Ministries asked to release funds for drought relief

As finance Bill is yet to be cleared, FinMin is able to disburse just a sixth of the allocation made for a scheme or programme made in the Budget 2016-17

Maharashtra drought: Bollywood extends a helping hand

Actors Nana Patekar, Aamir Khan and Akshay Kumar have come out to support the people of the drought affected regions

Central teams to monitor drought situation

The teams will also figure out gaps in water information and plans to recharge, long-run solutions

Govt not releasing sufficient funds to tackle drought: Opposition

Sharad Pawar said out of 312 pending irrigation projects, 240 projects are in 5 states, including Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh

Teams to assess situation in drought-hit areas

The areas would be selected based on water stress indicators and in consultation with states

Maharashtra seeks Rs 5,000 cr World Bank loan for drought mitigation

World Bank will support 3,000 villages from Marathwada and 2,000 from Vidarbha to make them drought free, said Devendra Fadnavis

PM shares drought concern, pitches for mass campaign to save water

In his monthly radio programme 'Mann Ki Baat', he also talked about efforts to clean Ganga and Yamuna rivers

Maharashtra mulls use of recycled water by industries

Many industrial units are facing huge water shortage

SC raps govt for failing to warn states about drought

SC also pulls up Gujarat govt for missing deadline to file affidavit on steps taken for drought

Massive effort for water conservation: PM

His comment about effort for water conservation and storage mechanisms assumes significance as various parts of the country are reeling under drought