Marathwada’s deepening drought with 39% monsoon rainfall deficit leaves farms parched, crops withered, wells dry. Despite the El Nino warning months ahead, farmers kept sowing water-guzzling crops. The administration remains trapped in reaction mode, with no water management and climate-resilient farming plan. It’s a rinse-repeat drought cycle. No lessons learned.
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70% of Maharashtra’s irrigation water is consumed by sugarcane. Now with an added dimension of Ethanol. 2. The other emerging issue to be mindful of is data centres which consume a lot of water.
70% of Maharashtra’s irrigation water is consumed by sugarcane. Now with an added dimension of Ethanol. 2. The other emerging issue to be mindful of is data centres which consume a lot of water.
70% of Maharashtra’s irrigation water is consumed by sugarcane. Now with an added dimension of Ethanol. 2. The other emerging issue to be mindful of is data centres which consume a lot of water.