As per the findings of a recent study, water bodies in and around the drought-prone Marathwada region of Maharashtra are fast diminishing which is causing a dip in the groundwater levels. The experts mention that the situation poses serious challenges for the agrarian communities susceptible to catastrophic effects of droughts on various crops such as sorghum, pearl millet, sugarcane, and others.

Marathwada in Maharashtra received above-average rainfall this year. To add to the miseries of farmers, it rained in October as well, which has damaged their crops

Due to very heavy rainfall for the past one week, all the major rivers in Madhya Maharashtra region are in full spate, with no respite from rainfall. Local people claim these floods are unprecedented and the government ignored the early signs of floods, which have now turned catastrophic

At least 24 people are reportedly dead due to lightning strikes in Gujarat and large scale crop losses have been reported in Maharashtra. As per weather experts, an interaction between a western disturbance and the moist winds of Arabian Sea led to heavy rainfall accompanied by lightning and hail storms.

While Mumbai has already received 86 per cent of its annual rainfall, Marathwada region in Maharashtra has deficient rainfall of minus 25 per cent. Vadodara in Gujarat, which had minus 43 per cent rainfall departure, is now facing floods. In a changing climate, we must adapt to rainfall variations in the country.