Permalink: https://photo.greenpeace.org/archive/Power-Plant-under-Construction-in-Maharashtra-27MZIFJ6DX14O.htmlConceptually similarUnderground Pipeline System in MaharashtraGP0STPOUBCompleted★★★★Farmer and Drought in MaharashtraGP0STPOU1Completed★★★★Farmer and Drought in MaharashtraGP0STPS9ACompleted★★★★Water Pipeline for a Power Plant Being Built in SolapurGP0STPOTRCompleted★★★★Dried Canal in MaharashtraGP0STPOU4Completed★★★★Power Plant in MaharashtraGP0STPOTOCompleted★★★★Drought in MaharashtraGP0STPOTZCompleted★★★★Dried Tree in MaharashtraGP04MSWCompleted★★★★Dry Pond in MaharashtraGP0STPOTYCompleted★★★★★★View AllGP0STPOTSPower Plant under Construction in MaharashtraNTPC power plant under construction in Solapur district, Maharashtra.Locations:Asia-India-Maharashtra-South AsiaDate:5 Mar, 2016Credit:© Subrata Biswas / GreenpeaceMaximum size:4500px X 3000pxKeywords:Climate (campaign title)-Climate change-Climate change impacts-Day-Drought-Dry-KWCI (GPI)-Natural disasters-Outdoors-Power stations-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.
