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Avatar Posted by sandeshp 128 days ago (http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com)
Category: Agriculture | Tags: vidarbha farmer suicide drought
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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Avatar Posted by manishbhau 136 days ago (http://maharashtratimes.indiatimes.com)
Category: Agriculture | Tags: drought scanty rainfall farmer suicide
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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Avatar Posted by manishbhau 437 days ago (http://www.mid-day.com)
Category: Agriculture | Tags: sugar lobby politicians farmer suicide
Sweet news indeed ... but are the politicians and bureaucrats listening ???

Whereas 98 per cent of the water used for irrigation in Maharashtra goes towards sugarcane cultivation, TSB can be grown in dry areas with one-third to half the water.

Sugarcane needs an initial harvest period of 18 months and 3 ratoons of 12 months each. TSB can be harvested after five months with a yield pegged a read more »
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