Permalink: https://photo.greenpeace.org/archive/Drought-in-Maharashtra-27MZIFJ6DEX01.htmlConceptually similarDry Pond in MaharashtraGP0STPOTYCompleted★★★★★★Villagers Collecting Water in MaharashtraGP0STPOU2Completed★★★★Villagers Collecting Water in MaharashtraGP0STPOTXCompleted★★★★★★Drought in MaharashtraGP0STPOTZCompleted★★★★Dried Canal in MaharashtraGP0STPOU4Completed★★★★Dry Pomegranate Plantation in MaharashtraGP0STPS92Completed★★★★Farmer and Drought in MaharashtraGP0STPOU1Completed★★★★Man Carries Pot of Water in MaharashtraGP0STPOU8Completed★★★★Power Plant under Construction in MaharashtraGP0STPOTSCompleted★★★★View AllGP0STPOUADrought in MaharashtraKhomnal Village pond at Mangalwheda taluk, Solapur district in Maharashtra serves primarily as recharge for ground water sources in the village. The pond usually has water around the year. As far as villagers remember, the pond has never been completely dry at any point of the year. However, this year in march, the pond is completely dry.Locations:Asia-India-Maharashtra-South AsiaDate:6 Mar, 2016Credit:© Subrata Biswas / GreenpeaceMaximum size:4500px X 3000pxKeywords:Climate (campaign title)-Climate change-Climate change impacts-Coal-Copy space-Day-Destruction-Drought-Dry-Farmers-KWCI (GPI)-Local population-Natural disasters-One person-Outdoors-Water-WomenShoot:Drought in Maharashtra, IndiaThe State Government of Maharashtra has already declared 15747 villages of 12183 Gram Panchayats in 21 districts as drought affected, under relevant State regulations in October 2015.Solapur is an arid district with normal rainfall averaging about 500 mm, which is quite low. The sugar cane cultivation in Solapur district and the sugar processing factories consume a huge volume of the stored water from Ujjani Dam. The drinking water needs of Solapur town is also met by the dam. The 2015 monsoon provided a paltry 200 mm of rainfall, making it one of the worse affected districts in the drought of 2015-16.Related Collections:Year in Pictures 2016 (Photos & Video)World Water Day 2016
