Jyotsna Richhariya

The situation in Kharghahna, Dindori is so grim that sometimes people are forced to collect water from a small water puddle, a kilometre away from their homes.

The water-scarce village has only one functional hand pump and the other is dried up. Women of the village walk for around 1 kilometre early in the morning to fetch water.

पानी की कमी वाले इस गांव में केवल एक हैंडपंप काम कर रहा है और दूसरा सूख गया है। गांव की महिलाएं सुबह-सुबह पानी लाने के लिए करीब 1 किलोमीटर तक पैदल चलती हैं।

A report projects an increase in drought conditions in some parts of Madhya Pradesh (parts of Morena, Sheopur, Tikamgarh, Shivpuri, Gwalior, and Datia districts) towards mid-century and end-century.

Despite having a pond nearby, the primary school still lacks any water connectivity, hence the toilets, though constructed, remain shut. 

बुन्देलखण्ड के सुदूर गांवों की जमीनी हकीकत जल जीवन मिशन डैशबोर्ड पर उपलब्ध जानकारी से उलट है। नजदीक ही एक तालाब होने के बावजूद, प्राथमिक विद्यालय में अभी भी पानी की सुविधा नहीं है, इसलिए शौचालय बनने के बावजूद बंद रहते हैं।

The Marathwada region’s water levels dropped from one to three to four metres between 2014 and 2019. Marathwada lies in the southeastern part of the state of Maharashtra.

Then, Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan launched MP Balram Talab Yojna 2023 which focuses on providing support up to 1 lakh rupees for the farmers to build ponds on their farmland.

A Study by IIT-Bombay finds that river interlinking can lead to a decrease in rainfall in dry regions of India. New research from the Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay, points to the risks of river interlinking.

The findings show that almost 6675 (56.12%) of villages consume polluted water. While 28.51% of locals drink murky water, 29.55% have iron in their water.