Permalink: https://photo.greenpeace.org/archive/Water-Pipeline-for-a-Power-Plant-Being-Built-in-Solapur-27MZIFJ6DXE09.htmlConceptually similarUnderground Pipeline System in MaharashtraGP0STPOUBCompleted★★★★Power Plant under Construction in MaharashtraGP0STPOTSCompleted★★★★Farmer and Drought in MaharashtraGP0STPOU1Completed★★★★Farmer and Drought in MaharashtraGP0STPS9ACompleted★★★★Dried Canal in MaharashtraGP0STPOU4Completed★★★★Villagers Collecting Water in MaharashtraGP0STPOU2Completed★★★★Drought in MaharashtraGP0STPOTZCompleted★★★★Villagers Collecting Water in MaharashtraGP0STPOTXCompleted★★★★★★Cyclone Phailin Aftermath in IndiaGP04WNTCompleted★★★★View AllGP0STPOTRWater Pipeline for a Power Plant Being Built in SolapurAn over-bridge for pumped water supply being built in Solapur town, which will carry water to the NTPC power plant from the Ujjani dam in Maharashtra.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-Dry-Electricity transmission towers-KWCI (GPI)-Natural disasters-Outdoors-Pipelines-Power stations-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.
