Withering Plains
The tehsil officer at Vahera village in Beed district of Maharashtra was having a hard time of it, after being held hostage for an entire day by a mob of about 100 villagers. The crowd was blocking the
View ArticleState spends 413 crore to tackle water scarcity
Pune: The state government has disbursed Rs 413.98 crore so far to tackle the water scarcity situation in different parts of the state. Western Maharashtra and Marathwada are the worst affected regions...
View ArticleMaharashtra: Between thirst and darkness
This summer, people in southern Maharashtra can enjoy either electricity or water, not both. Until recently, the state had prioritised use of water for industrial purposes over agriculture. But now the
View ArticleDrought of equity
A large part of Maharashtra has been declared drought-hit. But distribution of water is quite incongruous. While the few who are politically and financially powerful take the lion’s share for sugarcane
View ArticleMarathwada dam stock plunges to mere 8%
Mumbai: Even as politicians are busy criticizing Ajit Pawar’s jeering comment on drought, water stocks in all the dams in Marathwada touched the lowest level ever on Tuesday. Going by the information...
View Article10,000 villages dependent on water tankers
PUNE: As many as 3,184 villages and 7,650 hamlets are facing severe water shortage in the state, according to the latest report generated by the state government. About 3,793 tankers are currently...
View ArticleDry Beed village plans rainwater harvesting to tackle water crisis
Pune: The drought-hit Kamkhera village in Beed taluka is all set to try rainwater harvesting, hoping it would end the dry spell. Half the wells in this village have dried up and villagers here have now...
View ArticleGreenpeace slams Maharashtra for diverting water
Despite the drought in Maharashtra, the State government diverted water to thermal power plants in scarcity regions, said Greenpeace on Thursday. Releasing data on water diversions from dams, Jai Krishna,
View ArticleDrop-derived polio virus hits third kid
An 11-month-old boy from Maharashtra’s Beed district has been found infected with the vaccine-derived poliovirus (VDPV), the first such case in the state and the third in the country since March 2012.
View ArticleGovt. renews focus on polio eradication
The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has set up an expert group work out a strategy to ensure eradication of wild polio virus and minimise the risk of emergence and circulation of Vaccine-Derived
View ArticleOrder of the National Green Tribunal on water pollution caused by Gangakhed...
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Godavari Magasvargiya Mastya Vyavsai Sahakari Sanstha Mayradit Vs The Ganga Sugar Energy Ltd. Ors dated 04/12/2013 regarding pollution caused by...
View ArticleGreen Tribunal notice to collectors of fluoride-hit districts
Taking cognisance of potable water contamination in 12 districts of Maharashtra, National Green Tribunal led by Justice V R Kingaonkar and Justice Dr Ajay Desphande issued notices to 12 collectors,...
View ArticleNGT pulls up collectors of 12 districts
Pune: The western bench of the National Green Tribunal (NGT) has ordered that notices be issued to the collectors of 12 districts to seek their response to a petition that alleges that they have failed
View ArticleThundershower, hailstorm claim 3 lives in Marathwada
After Nagpur, Nashik and some other districts in Vidarbha, six districts in the Marathwada region were lashed by heavy unseasonal rain, claiming three lives while an Indian Army colonel suffered burns
View ArticleAgri experts moot windbreaks
Pune: Scientists from the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) institutes, who recently surveyed the damage caused by hailstorms, have recommended raising of permanent windbreaks or shelterbelts
View ArticleWhere villagers dig for hours to fill a pot
Water In Beed Dams Down To 15% Of Capacity In pitch darkness at 3am, the village of Katchincholi empties out onto the bone-dry bed of the Godavari. Armed with as many pots as they can carry , the women
View ArticleBorewells cause water table to dip
The water crisis in the Marathwada region has pushed thousands towards the unregulated borewell industry, draining groundwater and posing an ecological disaster. The water table in 61 of the 76 talukas
View ArticleMPCB serves notice on Aurangabad's Parli thermal power plant for...
The Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB) has issued a show-cause notice to Parli thermal power plant in Beed district for allegedly violating pollution control norms and releasing pollutants outside
View Article1,751 water tankers in state, most in Marathwada
As many as 1,751 water tankers are being used to supply water to the state's villages compared to 1,556 at this time in 2014. The highest number of water tankers are being utilised in the arid region
View ArticleNo time to play, kids here have to fetch water all day
Fifteen-year old Rahul Karpe is up at 5am. The next two-hour stretch is the only undisturbed period he will get to study for his 10th board exams. That's be cause Rahul spends at least six hours daily
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