{"id":85691,"date":"2019-05-23T12:41:33","date_gmt":"2019-05-23T07:11:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/factly.forumias.com\/?p=5152"},"modified":"2021-02-27T17:04:15","modified_gmt":"2021-02-27T11:34:15","slug":"water-experts-warn-of-desertification-of-marathwada","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/water-experts-warn-of-desertification-of-marathwada\/","title":{"rendered":"Water experts warn of \u2018desertification\u2019 of Marathwada"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
  1. Economists and water experts have warned of \u201cdesertification\u201d\nin the water scarce Marathwada region of Maharashtra. They have further said\nthat the water crisis in the region is a policy induced failure.<\/li>
  2. According to experts, though rainfall in Marathwada\nis below normal, it is enough to meet the basic drinking water and household\nneeds of the populace besides leaving enough water for one crop.<\/li>
  3. However, an unsustainable cropping pattern which\nhas led to indiscriminate pumping of groundwater has depleted groundwater\ntables to an extent where rejuvenation has become impossible. According to data\nby the Groundwater Surveys and Development Agency, the water table had dropped\nalarmingly in 70 of the 76 talukas, with more than 25 reporting a drop of more\nthan two metres.<\/li>
  4. Given the arid climatic conditions in\nMarathwada, cereal and oilseeds had been the main crops traditionally\ncultivated in the region. However, predominant crops here are soybean and Bt\nCotton which are not conducive for the region. Further, sugarcane cultivation\nand sugar mills have worsened the situation.<\/li>
  5. The sugarcane crop is a water guzzler. On an\naverage, sugarcane in Maharashtra requires 2,063-2,468mm of rainfall on one\nhectare to complete the crop\u2019s 12-to-18 month cycle. Further, according to the\nCommission for Agricultural Costs and Prices (CACP), it takes 2,515 litres of\nwater to produce a kilogram of sugar.<\/li>
  6. However, despite being such a water-intensive\ncrop, sugarcane grows to continue in the arid and water scarce Marathwada. This\nis primarily because sugarcane offers an assured price to the farmers which\nother crops fail to provide.<\/li><\/ol>\n

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