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Drought but why: Deciphering the disaster in detail

Do you know that a normal monsoon doesn't mean no drought and the same districts are parched every year. Read all this and much more here in Down To Earth's coverage on droughts
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Image: Getty ImagesDecades of deficit rainfall, monoculture in agriculture and perpetually mounting farmer debts have left the district in the lurch. Click here to read more

Photo: Getty ImagesAcross Karnataka successive monsoon failures in 2018 brought on dire straits for the farmers. Here’s more

Photo: Getty ImagesOne-third of India’s districts are chronically drought-hit despite receiving above normal rainfall. For more, go here

Photo: Getty ImagesDespite 40 years of efforts and huge resource allocation, drought continues to hit the same districts over and again. Click here for details

Photo: Getty ImagesBelow-normal rainfall and drought-like situation for seven years pushing out youth for livelihood. Click here to read more

Photo: Aparna Pallavi/CSFor over 40 years India’s net sown areas remain the same; drought-hit areas have to increase production to match food demand. Read the entire story

Photo: Getty ImagesPrimarily a rain dependant state, Jharkhand is witnessing deficient rainfall for the past few years now and even its relatively well-off farmers are becoming daily-wage workers. For the full story, click here

Photo: Adithyan PCBetween October last year and February this year, the state government has declared 151 talukas and 268 revenue circle as drought-hit. Here’s the full story

Image: Getty ImagesStudy shows during drought years in Rajasthan, the vulnerability of rural households to poverty increases. Read the entire story

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