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Amey Tirodkar
Elections 2019: Will Maharashtra’s Vanchit Alliance Dent Opposition Parties’ Chances?
18 Mar 2019
It remains to be seen how Prakash Ambedkar and Asaduddin Owaisi's VBA, a new phenomenon in Maharashtra politics, will play out on the ground, especially with regard to vote transfer.
Amey Tirodkar
#MahaDrought: Struggle for Water, Struggle for Life
15 Mar 2019
“There are many villages which are demanding tankers, but the state government is lagging in approving their proposals.”
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#MahaDrought: Cattle Ban Ideologically Motivated, Harmful for Rural Economy, Say Farmers
14 Mar 2019
In addition to the issues like scarcity of drinking water and debt, the farmers are now worried about how to keep their cattle alive.
Amey Tirodkar
#MahaDrought: State Flagship Programme of Micro Irrigation Fails to Give Any Respite
13 Mar 2019
Locals from several villages where the scheme has been implemented claimed that it has been handed over to private contractors who have JCBs and that they do not work seriously.
Amey Tirodkar
#MahaDrought: Negligible Returns From the PM’s Insurance Scheme For Farmers
12 Mar 2019
Failure of the PM-FBY scheme on the ground has eroded the faith of the farmers, and the enrollment for kharif 2017 has been reduced to 34.8 million.
Amey Tirodkar
#MahaDrought: Loan Waiver Will Not Help in the Time of Drought
11 Mar 2019
Even after two years of the launch of the ambitious loan waiver scheme by the Maharashtra, several thousand farmers in the drought affected Marathwada region are still waiting to get their loans…
Amey Tirodkar
#MahaDrought: Inadequate Aid by Government to Fight Drought
09 Mar 2019
“Do you think we have received help? No! It’s just that elections have come,” one of the farmers commented on the meagre amount being given by the government.
Amey Tirodkar
#MahaDrought: Farm Failure Spurs ‘Permanent’ Migration from Marathwada
08 Mar 2019
Maharashtra’s Marathawada is amongst worst-hit regions by the drought this year. Newsclick travelled to Marathwada to get a glimpse into the plight of people, especially youth, across region.
Amey Tirodkar
#MahaDrought: Farmers Commit Suicide, Families Struggle to Find Way out
07 Mar 2019
Farmers are committing suicides, as they continue to remain entangled in the vicious circle of debt, drought and damage to the crops.
Amey Tirodkar
#MahaDrought: Bore Wells Get Deeper and Dryer
06 Mar 2019
Depletion in water table in Marathwada is one of the most crucial issues plaguing Maharashtra now. In the Osmanabad district, farmers are increasingly relying on bore wells as deep as 700 metre.