what hppen of sez lonikand/wagholi still 7/12 of farmers has been not clear cheif minister announce before election that7/12 of farmers will make clear within month but after 3 months still no action
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The state's forest department is staring at a grave threat of losing its grazing lands to encroachers. There is hectic political lobbying that the encroachers have begun to regularise thousands of acres of grazing land in the state.
A delegation of grazing land occupants from Vidarbha recently met a local MLA and demanded an early solution to the problem.
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A delegation of grazing land occupants from Vidarbha recently met a local MLA and demanded an early solution to the problem.
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The November 26 terror attacks and the global recession have affected Maharashtra's wine market.
Of the 13 million litres of wine produced in the state last year, almost six million is still to be sold. That is roughly a drop of 40% in the demand for wine. And it has had a cascading effect on the demand for grapes all over the state.
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Of the 13 million litres of wine produced in the state last year, almost six million is still to be sold. That is roughly a drop of 40% in the demand for wine. And it has had a cascading effect on the demand for grapes all over the state.
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Suicides by women farmers are rare in Vidarbha. But signs of the women farmers wilting under growing pressures are now ominous.
On Saturday, after reviewing the agrarian situation, chief minister Ashok Chavan, admitted that 5,000 of the 7,000 villages in Vidarbha are scarcity-affected, but stopped short of admitting to a drought-situation.
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On Saturday, after reviewing the agrarian situation, chief minister Ashok Chavan, admitted that 5,000 of the 7,000 villages in Vidarbha are scarcity-affected, but stopped short of admitting to a drought-situation.
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Vidarbha is staring at the worst ever drought this year, with an unprecedented crop failure and steep decline in Rabi crop acreage due to depleted water table.
Adding to the woes of farmers is the global economic meltdown and uncertainty in local markets over the prices of commodities, like cotton and soybean. Now the crop is done in by a combination of factor: erratic rainfall, substandard s read more »
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Adding to the woes of farmers is the global economic meltdown and uncertainty in local markets over the prices of commodities, like cotton and soybean. Now the crop is done in by a combination of factor: erratic rainfall, substandard s read more »
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After returning from his 10 day europe trip maharashtra CM vilasrao deshmukh ruled out voting style adopted in raigad sez for other special economic zones.
He also said that there was a demand from residents of 22 villages to exclude their lands from sez as the area fall under irrigation project. read more »
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He also said that there was a demand from residents of 22 villages to exclude their lands from sez as the area fall under irrigation project. read more »
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In the first-ever referendum in the country involving farmers, more than 6,000 land-owners from 22 Raigad villages made their views on a special economic zone known on Sunday.
Judging by the mood of the farmers in the command area of the Hetwane irrigation dam, it appears that the Reliance group will have its task cut out to acquire land for its multi-crore SEZ project in the Konkan area.
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Judging by the mood of the farmers in the command area of the Hetwane irrigation dam, it appears that the Reliance group will have its task cut out to acquire land for its multi-crore SEZ project in the Konkan area.
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Shiv Sena executive president, Uddhav Thackeray on Tuesday demanded that state government should pay Rs 10,000 per acre compensation to farmers who have suffered losses due to insufficient rains in the first sowing.
“The scanty rains across Maharashtra have aggravated the problem of farmers and they are forced to go in for second and third sowing and thus have incurred losses on account of fai read more »
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“The scanty rains across Maharashtra have aggravated the problem of farmers and they are forced to go in for second and third sowing and thus have incurred losses on account of fai read more »
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Relief is trickling in for Kalawati Bandurkar, the widow who has suddenly become the face of Vidarbha's agrarian crisis after Rahul Gandhi mentioned her during the Lok Sabha debate on Tuesday.
But the aid, all from individuals, remains meagre.
On Friday, the mother of nine broke down and threatened to end her life, saying she has only got visits from government officials but no assistance read more »
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But the aid, all from individuals, remains meagre.
On Friday, the mother of nine broke down and threatened to end her life, saying she has only got visits from government officials but no assistance read more »
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Farmers face a year without a steady source of income should the rains fail.
Even if rains now, farmers have no money to buy seeds and fertiliser again since the banks haven’t begun disbursement of credit.
Ramdas Vaidya, 60, a farmer in Amravati is worried. The seven acres he owns in the village of Sheoni Rasulapur wear a barren look. The first two sowings have not germinated.
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Even if rains now, farmers have no money to buy seeds and fertiliser again since the banks haven’t begun disbursement of credit.
Ramdas Vaidya, 60, a farmer in Amravati is worried. The seven acres he owns in the village of Sheoni Rasulapur wear a barren look. The first two sowings have not germinated.
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पाऊस गायब झाल्याने राज्यातील लहान-मोठ्या धरणांमध्ये पाण्याचा अल्प साठा शिल्लक असून, सर्व धरणांचे पाणी केवळ पिण्यासाठीच राखून ठेवण्याचा आणि ते शेती व अन्य कारणांसाठी न देण्याचा निर्णय जलसंपदा मंत्री अजित पवार यांनी गुरुवारी विधानसभेत जाहीर केला.
पावसाने दडी मारल्याने उद्भवलेल्या दुष्काळी परिस्थितीवर दोन्ही सभागृहातील चचेर्स उत्तर देताना ही घोषणा करण्यात आली. उजनी धरणात सध्या उणे २० टक्के पाणीसा read more »
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पावसाने दडी मारल्याने उद्भवलेल्या दुष्काळी परिस्थितीवर दोन्ही सभागृहातील चचेर्स उत्तर देताना ही घोषणा करण्यात आली. उजनी धरणात सध्या उणे २० टक्के पाणीसा read more »
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पुणे आणि ठाण्यातील शून्य लोडशेडिंगसाठी ठरल्यापेक्षा जास्त वीज उपलब्ध होत नसल्याने बुधवारपासून पुणे भागात एक तास आणि ठाणे, नवी मुंबई, भांडुप, मुलुंड, कांजूरमार्ग, वाशी, पनवेल आणि नेरूळ येथे अडीच ते चार तासांच्या लोडशेडिंगची वीज कोसळणार आहे.
पावसाने पाठ फिरविल्याने राज्यावर दुष्काळाचे संकट ओढवले असून वीज व पाण्याचा गंभीर प्रश्न निर्माण झाला आहे. या संकटाला तोंड देण्यासाठी सरकार विविध उपाय करत आह read more »
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पावसाने पाठ फिरविल्याने राज्यावर दुष्काळाचे संकट ओढवले असून वीज व पाण्याचा गंभीर प्रश्न निर्माण झाला आहे. या संकटाला तोंड देण्यासाठी सरकार विविध उपाय करत आह read more »
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The Maharashtra government on Wednesday declared a "drought-like" situation in the state.
The state cabinet took the decision at a meeting in view of below-average rainfall in many regions.
This, the cabinet said, has resulted in only 29 percent of sowing possible so far. read more »
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The state cabinet took the decision at a meeting in view of below-average rainfall in many regions.
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A group of poor, uneducated Dalit women from Andhra Pradesh, is in mumbai and they have a piece of advice for Vidarbha’s farmers. They are asking vidarbha farmers to shift to food crops and stay strong, not just to survive, but also to live with dignity.
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Traffic on the Mumbai-Goa national highway was on Tuesday disrupted as 500-odd farmers protesting against the setting up of a special economic zone in Raigad district blocked the road for more than two hours.
Eknath Thakur, a farmer from Div village who owns two-and-a-half acres, said: "We would not have opposed the land acquisition if any industry was coming here. But the SEZ will only fulfi read more »
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Eknath Thakur, a farmer from Div village who owns two-and-a-half acres, said: "We would not have opposed the land acquisition if any industry was coming here. But the SEZ will only fulfi read more »
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