Permalink: https://photo.greenpeace.org/archive/Villagers-Collecting-Water-in-Maharashtra-27MZIFJ6DXTJU.htmlConceptually similarVillagers Collecting Water in MaharashtraGP0STPOTXCompleted★★★★★★Dry Pond in MaharashtraGP0STPOTYCompleted★★★★★★Drought in MaharashtraGP0STPOUACompleted★★★★★★★Villagers Collecting Water in MaharashtraGP0STPOTWCompleted★★★★Villagers Collecting Water in MaharashtraGP0STPOU7Completed★★★★Dried Canal in MaharashtraGP0STPOU4Completed★★★★Villagers Collect Water in Beed DistrictGP0STPOTHCompleted★★★★★★Villagers Collect Water in Beed DistrictGP0STPOTKCompleted★★★★Barrels for Water in MaharashtraGP0STPOTTCompleted★★★★★★View AllGP0STPOU2Villagers Collecting Water in MaharashtraKhomnal village of Mangalwheda taluka, Solapur district in Maharashtra has a population of about 1600. The drinking water bore wells and hand pumps provided by the Gram panchayat are still functional but the low yield from these water sources and the dependence of a large number of families on just one or two hand-pumps of the village indicates that the water scarcity is quite high in this village.Locations:Asia-India-Maharashtra-South AsiaDate:6 Mar, 2016Credit:© Subrata Biswas / GreenpeaceMaximum size:4500px X 3000pxKeywords:Climate (campaign title)-Climate change-Climate change impacts-Day-Drought-Hands-KWCI (GPI)-Natural disasters-Outdoors-Pumps-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.
