Women walking for several kilometres at a stretch in search of a pot of water, withered crops in the little acreage, cattle being sold away to slaughterhouses as fodder has become scarce and Palamur people migrating to Mumbai for a living are being witnessed in March itself this year. |
While the scant rains pushed farmers into the debt-trap, sparse funds from the Union government for drought relief are adding burden on the state government.
District Watch
Warangal: Paddy Fields Turn Grazing Grounds
The crop, which should have by now yielded a good harvest, has now turned into a grazing ground for his cattle. Read more
Karimnagar: Livestock Wilt Sans Water and Fodder
Unable to have two square meals a day for themselves, the hapless farmers are finding it difficult to feed their cattle by purchasing fodder. Read more
Nizamabad: State's Rice Bowl Turns Arid Zone
With the Sri Ram Sagar and Nizam Sagar project areas turning arid, the cultivation in major parts of the district has come down drastically. Read more
Khammam: Long, Hard Walk for a Pot of Water
With all the water bodies, borewells and agricultural wells drying up, women are forced to travel long distances to fetch potable water. Read more
The average normal rainfall that Adilabad receives is 948.2 mm. But, in 2015 the district received an average rainfall of 805.2 mm, recording a 19 per cent deficit. Read more
Sangareddy: Metuku Seema Consumed by Drought
One of the three districts where all the mandals were announced drought-hit, Medak is facing a situation of aridity it has never faced. Read more
Nalgonda: Nalgonda's Lifeline Snapping
The present water levels at NSP have gone below the dead storage level of 510 feet. It is just 508.50 feet now. During 2000-2011, the NSP had the full reservoir level. Read more
Mahbubnagar: Mass Exodus Likely From Palamur
While official figures put the number of farmer suicides at 48, a survey by civil societies say that 253 farmers have committed suicide due to the drought. Read more