Maharashtra

Just seven to eight percent water left in TN’s reservoirs

Mangroves form an integral part of the landscape of Mumbai and are essential in maintaining the stability of the coastline.

Water ministry introduces interstate bill in Lok Sabha

Acute water shortage impacts thermal power generation

No difference in MRPs of bottled water at different places

Located 10 km from the Yavatmal city in Maharashtra, the Nilona reservoir has been the primary drinking water source for its residents since 1972. As in many other parts of the country, the 1990s saw the city growing and the population increasing. The Yavatmal residents, who had not experienced water shortage till then, started facing acute drinking water shortage.

In the last few years, the water situation in Maharashtra has got worse resulting in severe droughts leading to drinking water scarcity and agricultural crisis. This has caused immense suffering for the rural folk in the state and saw instances of violence in the name of water.

There was a time when the farmers of Yavatmal district depended completely on rainfed agriculture. That was before the introduction of Doha, a water harvesting structure by NGO Dilasa Sansthan in 2014. Farming changed drastically after that, something which Sitaram Kove, a 40-year-old farmer of Rajini village in the district, will vouch for.

Yet again, Bengaluru’s lake on fire

NGT blames Centre for wasting public money in the name of Ganga clean-up