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Dr M N Khadse of non-profit Dharamitra, he who is also member of Maharashtra State Water Conservation Advisory Council and Vidarbha Statutory Development Board.
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Dr M N Khadse of non-profit Dharamitra, he who is also member of Maharashtra State Water Conservation Advisory Council and Vidarbha Statutory Development Board.
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Aparna Pallavi
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Liveihood of 2000 families is threatened as the Maharashtra forest department tries to ban extraction of lotus roots. People in Gondia district say 80 - 85 per cent of the workers have stopped extracting lotus roots at Navegaon reservoir under pressure fr
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Aparna Pallavi
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Liveihood of 2000 families is threatened as the Maharashtra forest department tries to ban extraction of lotus roots. People in Gondia district say 80 - 85 per cent of the workers have stopped extracting lotus roots at Navegaon reservoir under pressure fr
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Aparna Pallavi
$ 10/-
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Liveihood of 2000 families is threatened as the Maharashtra forest department tries to ban extraction of lotus roots. People in Gondia district say 80 - 85 per cent of the workers have stopped extracting lotus roots at Navegaon reservoir under pressure fr
by
Aparna Pallavi
$ 10/-
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Liveihood of 2000 families is threatened as the Maharashtra forest department tries to ban extraction of lotus roots. People in Gondia district say 80 - 85 per cent of the workers have stopped extracting lotus roots at Navegaon reservoir under pressure fr
by
Aparna Pallavi
$ 10/-
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Liveihood of 2000 families is threatened as the Maharashtra forest department tries to ban extraction of lotus roots. People in Gondia district say 80 - 85 per cent of the workers have stopped extracting lotus roots at Navegaon reservoir under pressure fr
by
Aparna Pallavi
$ 10/-
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Liveihood of 2000 families is threatened as the Maharashtra forest department tries to ban extraction of lotus roots. People in Gondia district say 80 - 85 per cent of the workers have stopped extracting lotus roots at Navegaon reservoir under pressure fr
by
Aparna Pallavi
$ 10/-
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Liveihood of 2000 families is threatened as the Maharashtra forest department tries to ban extraction of lotus roots. People in Gondia district say 80 - 85 per cent of the workers have stopped extracting lotus roots at Navegaon reservoir under pressure fr
by
Aparna Pallavi
$ 10/-
buy now
Liveihood of 2000 families is threatened as the Maharashtra forest department tries to ban extraction of lotus roots. People in Gondia district say 80 - 85 per cent of the workers have stopped extracting lotus roots at Navegaon reservoir under pressure fr
by
Aparna Pallavi
$ 10/-
buy now
Liveihood of 2000 families is threatened as the Maharashtra forest department tries to ban extraction of lotus roots. People in Gondia district say 80 - 85 per cent of the workers have stopped extracting lotus roots at Navegaon reservoir under pressure fr
by
Aparna Pallavi
$ 10/-
buy now
Liveihood of 2000 families is threatened as the Maharashtra forest department tries to ban extraction of lotus roots. People in Gondia district say 80 - 85 per cent of the workers have stopped extracting lotus roots at Navegaon reservoir under pressure fr
by
Aparna Pallavi
$ 10/-
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Liveihood of 2000 families is threatened as the Maharashtra forest department tries to ban extraction of lotus roots. People in Gondia district say 80 - 85 per cent of the workers have stopped extracting lotus roots at Navegaon reservoir under pressure fr
by
Aparna Pallavi
$ 10/-
buy now
Liveihood of 2000 families is threatened as the Maharashtra forest department tries to ban extraction of lotus roots. People in Gondia district say 80 - 85 per cent of the workers have stopped extracting lotus roots at Navegaon reservoir under pressure fr
by
Aparna Pallavi
$ 10/-
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Every year, around 400,000 couples from Beed district in Marathwada migrate to western Maharashtra to work in sugarcane fields, leaving their children and the elderly behind
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Vikas Choudhary
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Felling activities by Forest Development Corporation of Maharashtra Ltd in Brahmapuri forest division
by
Shruti Agarwal
Felling activities by Forest Development Corporation of Maharashtra Ltd in Brahmapuri forest division
by
Shruti Agarwal
Felling activities by Forest Development Corporation of Maharashtra Ltd in Brahmapuri forest division
by
Shruti Agarwal
Felling activities by Forest Development Corporation of Maharashtra Ltd in Brahmapuri forest division
by
Shruti Agarwal
At Karamana market in Nagpur, one of the largest orange markets in Asia, trade has reduced to half in the peak season
by
delete80401
Controlled water extraction has allowed Hiware Bazar to maintain groundwater at 11-12 metres below ground level
by
Vikas Choudhary
1,300 drought-prone Maharashtra villages build watershed structures on their own to harvest every drop of rain this monsoon
by
Nidhi Jamwal
1,300 drought-prone Maharashtra villages build watershed structures on their own to harvest every drop of rain this monsoon
by
Nidhi Jamwal
Residents of Maharashtra's Kiraksal village spend three hours every morning to build water harvesting structures to drought-proof the village
by
Nidhi Jamwal
1,300 drought-prone Maharashtra villages build watershed structures on their own to harvest every drop of rain this monsoon
by
Nidhi Jamwal
1,300 drought-prone Maharashtra villages build watershed structures on their own to harvest every drop of rain this monsoon
by
Nidhi Jamwal
1,300 drought-prone Maharashtra villages build watershed structures on their own to harvest every drop of rain this monsoon
by
Nidhi Jamwal
A group of farmers from Sonwati village in Latur taluka, Latur district have decided to clean the stream that flows through their village. they want to capture every drop of rain that falls to recharge the groundwater. From April 21-25, a group of 50 students from various areas of Maharashtra are coming to the village to do shramdaan to clean the village stream. In this pic, villagers are standing along the silted stream
by
Nidhi Jamwal
Ram Vithal Valse and his wife pose with the only cattle they are left with. Five years ago, they had 10-12 cattle. But, shortage of water and fodder forced them to sell all their cattle. Now only a cow and its calf are left. One cattle needs 50 kg fodder a day and about 20 litres of water. Value recently sold his 2 oxen for Rs 1 lakh.
by
Nidhi Jamwal
Sonwati village in Latur taluka, Latur district. The dugwell near temple has gone dry. Women spend entire day sitting at the bottom of the dried up dugwell to fill water in the pot using a glass. Filing one pot takes at least 30 mins. Women are facing the brunt of Marathwada's drought.
by
Nidhi Jamwal
Sonwati village in Latur taluka, Latur district. Women filling water from the bottom of a dried up dugwell.
by
Nidhi Jamwal
Mamta Devi of Sonwati village spends major portion of her day just filling water from a dried up dugwell near the village temple. She has developed severe neck and back pain due to carrying water up the hillock to her house.
by
Nidhi Jamwal
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DIG042506
Dr M N Khadse of non-profit Dharamitra, he who is also member of Maharashtra State Water Conservation Advisory Council and Vidarbha Statutory Development Board.
Aparna Pallavi
,
March, 2013 ,
Maharashtra
Aparna Pallavi
,
Crops
,
Dams
,
dams
,
Drinking Water
,
Drinking Water
,
Drinking Water
,
Drought
,
Fodder
,
Industry
,
Industry
,
Irrigation
,
Irrigation
,
Maharashtra
,
Natural Disaster
,
Rivers
,
rivers
,
Sugarcane
,
Sugarcane
,
Water Conservation
,
Water Resources
,
Water Supply
,
DVD NO.
MDVDDP056
DIG042507
Dr M N Khadse of non-profit Dharamitra, he who is also member of Maharashtra State Water Conservation Advisory Council and Vidarbha Statutory Development Board.
Aparna Pallavi
,
March, 2013 ,
Maharashtra
Aparna Pallavi
,
Crops
,
Dams
,
dams
,
Drinking Water
,
Drinking Water
,
Drinking Water
,
Drought
,
Fodder
,
Industry
,
Industry
,
Irrigation
,
Irrigation
,
Maharashtra
,
Natural Disaster
,
Rivers
,
rivers
,
Sugarcane
,
Sugarcane
,
Water Conservation
,
Water Resources
,
Water Supply
,
DVD NO.
MDVDDP056
DIG049921
Liveihood of 2000 families is threatened as the Maharashtra forest department tries to ban extraction of lotus roots. People in Gondia district say 80 - 85 per cent of the workers have stopped extracting lotus roots at Navegaon reservoir under pressure fr
Aparna Pallavi
,
May, 2014 ,
Navegaon bandh reservoir, gondia district
,
Maharashtra
Aparna Pallavi
,
GONDIA (D)
,
Lotus
,
Maharashtra
,
Minor Forest Produce
,
Navegaon Bandh Reservoir
,
Tribals
,
DVD NO.
MDVDDP056
DIG049922
Liveihood of 2000 families is threatened as the Maharashtra forest department tries to ban extraction of lotus roots. People in Gondia district say 80 - 85 per cent of the workers have stopped extracting lotus roots at Navegaon reservoir under pressure fr
Aparna Pallavi
,
May, 2014 ,
Navegaon bandh reservoir, gondia district
,
Maharashtra
Aparna Pallavi
,
GONDIA (D)
,
Lotus
,
Maharashtra
,
Minor Forest Produce
,
Navegaon Bandh Reservoir
,
Tribals
,
DVD NO.
MDVDDP056
DIG049923
Liveihood of 2000 families is threatened as the Maharashtra forest department tries to ban extraction of lotus roots. People in Gondia district say 80 - 85 per cent of the workers have stopped extracting lotus roots at Navegaon reservoir under pressure fr
Aparna Pallavi
,
May, 2014 ,
Navegaon bandh reservoir, gondia district
,
Maharashtra
Aparna Pallavi
,
GONDIA (D)
,
Lotus
,
Maharashtra
,
Minor Forest Produce
,
Navegaon Bandh Reservoir
,
Tribals
,
DVD NO.
MDVDDP056
DIG049924
Liveihood of 2000 families is threatened as the Maharashtra forest department tries to ban extraction of lotus roots. People in Gondia district say 80 - 85 per cent of the workers have stopped extracting lotus roots at Navegaon reservoir under pressure fr
Aparna Pallavi
,
May, 2014 ,
Navegaon bandh reservoir, gondia district
,
Maharashtra
Aparna Pallavi
,
GONDIA (D)
,
Lotus
,
Maharashtra
,
Minor Forest Produce
,
Navegaon Bandh Reservoir
,
Tribals
,
DVD NO.
MDVDDP056
DIG049925
Liveihood of 2000 families is threatened as the Maharashtra forest department tries to ban extraction of lotus roots. People in Gondia district say 80 - 85 per cent of the workers have stopped extracting lotus roots at Navegaon reservoir under pressure fr
Aparna Pallavi
,
May, 2014 ,
Navegaon bandh reservoir, gondia district
,
Maharashtra
Aparna Pallavi
,
GONDIA (D)
,
Lotus
,
Maharashtra
,
Minor Forest Produce
,
Navegaon Bandh Reservoir
,
Tribals
,
DVD NO.
MDVDDP056
DIG049926
Liveihood of 2000 families is threatened as the Maharashtra forest department tries to ban extraction of lotus roots. People in Gondia district say 80 - 85 per cent of the workers have stopped extracting lotus roots at Navegaon reservoir under pressure fr
Aparna Pallavi
,
May, 2014 ,
Navegaon bandh reservoir, gondia district
,
Maharashtra
Aparna Pallavi
,
GONDIA (D)
,
Lotus
,
Maharashtra
,
Minor Forest Produce
,
Navegaon Bandh Reservoir
,
Tribals
,
DVD NO.
MDVDDP056
DIG049927
Liveihood of 2000 families is threatened as the Maharashtra forest department tries to ban extraction of lotus roots. People in Gondia district say 80 - 85 per cent of the workers have stopped extracting lotus roots at Navegaon reservoir under pressure fr
Aparna Pallavi
,
May, 2014 ,
Navegaon bandh reservoir, gondia district
,
Maharashtra
Aparna Pallavi
,
GONDIA (D)
,
Lotus
,
Maharashtra
,
Minor Forest Produce
,
Navegaon Bandh Reservoir
,
Tribals
,
DVD NO.
MDVDDP056
DIG049928
Liveihood of 2000 families is threatened as the Maharashtra forest department tries to ban extraction of lotus roots. People in Gondia district say 80 - 85 per cent of the workers have stopped extracting lotus roots at Navegaon reservoir under pressure fr
Aparna Pallavi
,
May, 2014 ,
Navegaon bandh reservoir, gondia district
,
Maharashtra
Aparna Pallavi
,
GONDIA (D)
,
Lotus
,
Maharashtra
,
Minor Forest Produce
,
Navegaon Bandh Reservoir
,
Tribals
,
DVD NO.
MDVDDP056
DIG049929
Liveihood of 2000 families is threatened as the Maharashtra forest department tries to ban extraction of lotus roots. People in Gondia district say 80 - 85 per cent of the workers have stopped extracting lotus roots at Navegaon reservoir under pressure fr
Aparna Pallavi
,
May, 2014 ,
Navegaon bandh reservoir, gondia district
,
Maharashtra
Aparna Pallavi
,
GONDIA (D)
,
Lotus
,
Maharashtra
,
Minor Forest Produce
,
Navegaon Bandh Reservoir
,
Tribals
,
DVD NO.
MDVDDP056
DIG049930
Liveihood of 2000 families is threatened as the Maharashtra forest department tries to ban extraction of lotus roots. People in Gondia district say 80 - 85 per cent of the workers have stopped extracting lotus roots at Navegaon reservoir under pressure fr
Aparna Pallavi
,
May, 2014 ,
Navegaon bandh reservoir, gondia district
,
Maharashtra
Aparna Pallavi
,
GONDIA (D)
,
Lotus
,
Maharashtra
,
Minor Forest Produce
,
Navegaon Bandh Reservoir
,
Tribals
,
DVD NO.
MDVDDP056
DIG049930
Liveihood of 2000 families is threatened as the Maharashtra forest department tries to ban extraction of lotus roots. People in Gondia district say 80 - 85 per cent of the workers have stopped extracting lotus roots at Navegaon reservoir under pressure fr
Aparna Pallavi
,
May, 2014 ,
Navegaon bandh reservoir, gondia district
,
Maharashtra
Aparna Pallavi
,
GONDIA (D)
,
Lotus
,
Maharashtra
,
Minor Forest Produce
,
Navegaon Bandh Reservoir
,
Tribals
,
DVD NO.
MDVDDP056
DIG049932
Liveihood of 2000 families is threatened as the Maharashtra forest department tries to ban extraction of lotus roots. People in Gondia district say 80 - 85 per cent of the workers have stopped extracting lotus roots at Navegaon reservoir under pressure fr
Aparna Pallavi
,
May, 2014 ,
Navegaon bandh reservoir, gondia district
,
Maharashtra
Aparna Pallavi
,
GONDIA (D)
,
Lotus
,
Maharashtra
,
Minor Forest Produce
,
Navegaon Bandh Reservoir
,
Tribals
,
DVD NO.
MDVDDP056
DIG054629
Every year, around 400,000 couples from Beed district in Marathwada migrate to western Maharashtra to work in sugarcane fields, leaving their children and the elderly behind
Vikas Choudhary
,
April, 2015 ,
Aurangabad
,
Maharashtra
Agriculture
,
Climate Change
,
Compensation
,
Compensation
,
Crop Failure
,
Crop Insurance
,
Debt
,
Drought
,
Farmer suicide
,
Farmers
,
Farmers
,
Food Security
,
Maharashtra
,
Marathwada
,
Natural Disasters
,
Natural Disasters
,
Rainfall
,
Rural Poverty
,
VIKAS CHOUDHARY
,
Weather Predictions
,
DVD NO.
MDVDDP056
DIG059136
Felling activities by Forest Development Corporation of Maharashtra Ltd in Brahmapuri forest division
Shruti Agarwal
,
June, 2016 ,
Gadchiroli (D)
,
Maharashtra
Forests
,
Forest Rights Act 2006
,
Forest Resources
,
Trees
,
Benefit Sharing
,
Tribals
,
Gadchiroli (D)
,
Maharashtra
,
DVD NO.
MDVDDP056
DIG059138
Felling activities by Forest Development Corporation of Maharashtra Ltd in Brahmapuri forest division
Shruti Agarwal
,
June, 2016 ,
Gadchiroli (D)
,
Maharashtra
Forests
,
Forest Rights Act 2006
,
Forest Resources
,
Trees
,
Benefit Sharing
,
Tribals
,
Gadchiroli (D)
,
Maharashtra
,
DVD NO.
MDVDDP056
DIG059139
Felling activities by Forest Development Corporation of Maharashtra Ltd in Brahmapuri forest division
Shruti Agarwal
,
June, 2016 ,
Gadchiroli (D)
,
Maharashtra
Forests
,
Forest Rights Act 2006
,
Forest Resources
,
Trees
,
Benefit Sharing
,
Tribals
,
Gadchiroli (D)
,
Maharashtra
,
DVD NO.
MDVDDP056
DIG059142
Felling activities by Forest Development Corporation of Maharashtra Ltd in Brahmapuri forest division
Shruti Agarwal
,
June, 2016 ,
Gadchiroli (D)
,
Maharashtra
Forests
,
Forest Rights Act 2006
,
Forest Resources
,
Trees
,
Benefit Sharing
,
Tribals
,
Gadchiroli (D)
,
Maharashtra
,
DVD NO.
MDVDDP056
DIG059790
At Karamana market in Nagpur, one of the largest orange markets in Asia, trade has reduced to half in the peak season
delete80401
,
December, 2016 ,
Nagpur (D)
,
Maharashtra
Agriculture
,
Horticulture
,
Fruits
,
Farmers
,
Food Prices
,
Nagpur (D)
,
Maharashtra
,
DVD NO.
MDVDDP056
DIG060379
Controlled water extraction has allowed Hiware Bazar to maintain groundwater at 11-12 metres below ground level
Vikas Choudhary
,
February, 2017 ,
Hiware Bazar Village, Ahmednagar District
,
Maharashtra
Water Harvesting
,
Water Conservation
,
Wells
,
Ahmednagar
,
Maharashtra
,
DVD NO.
MDVDDP056
DIG060810
1,300 drought-prone Maharashtra villages build watershed structures on their own to harvest every drop of rain this monsoon
Nidhi Jamwal
,
April, 2017 ,
Satara (D)
,
Maharashtra
Watershed Development
,
Water Harvesting
,
Water Conservation
,
Check Dam
,
Groundwater
,
Gram Panchayat
,
People
,
Satara (D)
,
Maharashtra
,
DVD NO.
MDVDDP056
DIG060814
1,300 drought-prone Maharashtra villages build watershed structures on their own to harvest every drop of rain this monsoon
Nidhi Jamwal
,
April, 2017 ,
Satara (D)
,
Maharashtra
Watershed Development
,
Water Harvesting
,
Water Conservation
,
Check Dam
,
Groundwater
,
Gram Panchayat
,
People
,
Satara (D)
,
Maharashtra
,
DVD NO.
MDVDDP056
DIG060815
Residents of Maharashtra's Kiraksal village spend three hours every morning to build water harvesting structures to drought-proof the village
Nidhi Jamwal
,
April, 2017 ,
Satara (D)
,
Maharashtra
Watershed Development
,
Water Harvesting
,
Water Conservation
,
Check Dam
,
Groundwater
,
Gram Panchayat
,
People
,
Satara (D)
,
Maharashtra
,
DVD NO.
MDVDDP056
DIG060816
1,300 drought-prone Maharashtra villages build watershed structures on their own to harvest every drop of rain this monsoon
Nidhi Jamwal
,
April, 2017 ,
Satara (D)
,
Maharashtra
Watershed Development
,
Water Harvesting
,
Water Conservation
,
Check Dam
,
Groundwater
,
Gram Panchayat
,
People
,
Satara (D)
,
Maharashtra
,
DVD NO.
MDVDDP056
DIG060818
1,300 drought-prone Maharashtra villages build watershed structures on their own to harvest every drop of rain this monsoon
Nidhi Jamwal
,
April, 2017 ,
Satara (D)
,
Maharashtra
Watershed Development
,
Water Harvesting
,
Water Conservation
,
Check Dam
,
Groundwater
,
Gram Panchayat
,
People
,
Satara (D)
,
Maharashtra
,
DVD NO.
MDVDDP056
DIG060819
1,300 drought-prone Maharashtra villages build watershed structures on their own to harvest every drop of rain this monsoon
Nidhi Jamwal
,
April, 2017 ,
Satara (D)
,
Maharashtra
Watershed Development
,
Water Harvesting
,
Water Conservation
,
Check Dam
,
Groundwater
,
Gram Panchayat
,
People
,
Satara (D)
,
Maharashtra
,
DVD NO.
MDVDDP056
DIG061135
A group of farmers from Sonwati village in Latur taluka, Latur district have decided to clean the stream that flows through their village. they want to capture every drop of rain that falls to recharge the groundwater. From April 21-25, a group of 50 students from various areas of Maharashtra are coming to the village to do shramdaan to clean the village stream. In this pic, villagers are standing along the silted stream
Nidhi Jamwal
,
April, 2016 ,
Latur (D), Marathwada
,
Maharashtra
Droughts
,
Water Demand
,
Drought Prone Areas
,
Drought Management
,
Groundwater Recharge
,
Agriculture
,
Farmers
,
Maharashtra
,
DVD NO.
MDVDDP056
DIG061138
Ram Vithal Valse and his wife pose with the only cattle they are left with. Five years ago, they had 10-12 cattle. But, shortage of water and fodder forced them to sell all their cattle. Now only a cow and its calf are left. One cattle needs 50 kg fodder a day and about 20 litres of water. Value recently sold his 2 oxen for Rs 1 lakh.
Nidhi Jamwal
,
April, 2016 ,
Latur (D), Marathwada
,
Maharashtra
Droughts
,
Water Demand
,
Drought Prone Areas
,
Drought Management
,
Groundwater Recharge
,
Agriculture
,
Farmers
,
Maharashtra
,
DVD NO.
MDVDDP056
DIG061139
Sonwati village in Latur taluka, Latur district. The dugwell near temple has gone dry. Women spend entire day sitting at the bottom of the dried up dugwell to fill water in the pot using a glass. Filing one pot takes at least 30 mins. Women are facing the brunt of Marathwada's drought.
Nidhi Jamwal
,
April, 2016 ,
Latur (D), Marathwada
,
Maharashtra
Droughts
,
Water Demand
,
Drought Prone Areas
,
Drought Management
,
Groundwater Recharge
,
Agriculture
,
Farmers
,
Maharashtra
,
DVD NO.
MDVDDP056
DIG061140
Sonwati village in Latur taluka, Latur district. Women filling water from the bottom of a dried up dugwell.
Nidhi Jamwal
,
April, 2016 ,
Latur (D), Marathwada
,
Maharashtra
Droughts
,
Water Demand
,
Drought Prone Areas
,
Drought Management
,
Groundwater Recharge
,
Agriculture
,
Farmers
,
Maharashtra
,
DVD NO.
MDVDDP056
DIG061141
Mamta Devi of Sonwati village spends major portion of her day just filling water from a dried up dugwell near the village temple. She has developed severe neck and back pain due to carrying water up the hillock to her house.
Nidhi Jamwal
,
April, 2016 ,
Latur (D), Marathwada
,
Maharashtra
Droughts
,
Water Demand
,
Drought Prone Areas
,
Drought Management
,
Groundwater Recharge
,
Agriculture
,
Farmers
,
Maharashtra
,
DVD NO.
MDVDDP056