Permalink: https://photo.greenpeace.org/archive/Drought-in-Maharashtra-27MZIFJ6DXIDK.htmlConceptually similarDrought in MaharashtraGP0STPOTLCompleted★★★★Farmer at Dried Burnt Field in Beed DistrictGP0STPOTUCompleted★★★★Dried Tree in MaharashtraGP04MSWCompleted★★★★Villagers Collect Water in Beed DistrictGP0STPOTJCompleted★★★★Child at Water Supply in Beed DistrictGP0STPOTMCompleted★★★★★★Cattle Drinking Water in Beed DistrictGP0STPOTPCompleted★★★★Villager in Beed District Collects WaterGP0STPOTQCompleted★★★★Dried Drains of Mahasangvi Talab in MaharashtraGP04MT9Completed★★★★Dried Drains of Bindusara Dam in MaharashtraGP04MTACompleted★★★★View AllGP0STPOTNDrought in MaharashtraDried burnt land are very common view in many regions of Maharashtra due to the poor rainfall in 2015 and the drought which ensued.Locations:Asia-India-Maharashtra-South AsiaDate:7 Mar, 2016Credit:© Subrata Biswas / GreenpeaceMaximum size:4500px X 3000pxKeywords:Climate (campaign title)-Climate change-Climate change impacts-Clouds-Day-Drought-Dry-KWCI (GPI)-Natural disasters-Outdoors-Trees-WaterShoot: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.
