"We are aware of the situation in several districts of Maharashtra...we are aware of the seriousness of the situation. The government should not delay in filing an affidavit stating what steps it has taken," the court said.
Karnataka has declared drought in 156 taluks in 30 districts. Of which, 107 taluks are facing severe drought, while 49 taluks have moderate drought.
Many of the students from the 115 drought-prone districts of Maharashtra, studying in Pune to prepare for government jobs' tests or higher studies, do not go to their homes even during their holidays. They work for the whole year to finance their own education and even help their families.
"The central government has approved Rs 949.49-crore assistance to drought-hit Karnataka for Kharif 2018-19 season," Singh tweeted.
At least 17 districts are facing severe water scarcity. Farmers in Nagpur and Vidarbha regions are worried about their crops.
Data released by State Emergency Operation Centre said districts of Raichur, Vijayapura, Yadgir and Gadag were the worst affected following scanty rainfall.
The riots broke out at around midnight on Tuesday when people from Hisar's Thani Piravali village were allegedly attacked by their neighbours from Puthi Mangal Khan village over water.
Dust storms across Uttar Pradesh claimed at least 10 lives and injured 28 others. Maximum loss of live and property was reported from Sitapur, where six people were killed and 17 were injured as rain and thunderstorm uprooted dozens of trees.
Besides the 65 dams which have almost dried up, 39 tanks have 10 per cent or less water stock of their capacity, a top official the Madhya Pradesh Water Resources Department (MPWRD) said.
The Supreme Court today summoned Chief Secretaries of nine drought affected states, including Maharashtra, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and Gujarat, for failing to implement the National Food Security Act (NFSA).
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister O Panneerselvam today said that the state is on the verge of being hit by a brought due to failure of the North East monsoon and assured farmers that they would
Osmanabad: Hardening its stand against ruling partner BJP, whom it has kept out of the party's golden jubilee celebrations tomorrow, Shiv Sena today fired a fresh salvo at the Narendra Modi government over the plight
Beijing: China is in talks with India to provide cloud-seeding technology to drought-hit Maharashtra to induce rain and train the staff of local meteorological department. A team of scientists and officials from Beijing, Shanghai and
Mumbai: In what could give some respite to Maharashtra battling drought, the meteorological department has said the state is likely to receive 27% more rainfall than the annual average this monsoon. Met department regional deputy
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi asked 11 drought-hit states including Maharashtra to take measures on a weekly basis for drought-proofing villages till the monsoon arrives in the first week of June. In the past
New Delhi: Railways today withdrew the Rs 4 crore water bill sent to the Latur district administration and promised to continue to run water trains to cater to the need of the people in the
New Delhi: Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday made a fresh offer to send 10 lakh litres of water from the national capital to drought-hit Latur in Maharashtra’s parched Marathwada. “The drought situation in
Actor Karan Patel refused to shoot for artificial rain sequence in "Ye Hai Mohabbatein" to save water amid drought in Maharashtra.
the Railways have provided 6.20 crore litre water to drought-hit Latur, and sent a Rs four crore bill to the district collector towards transport cost.
New Delhi: Drought in 10 states is estimated to impact the economy by at least Rs 6,50,000 crore as about 33 crore people across 256 districts are facing the grave situation, a study has revealed.
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