its purpose; second, the laws which protect ranging from 35% to 81%. Tamilnadu Govt.
or affect water availability are incomplete, also pointed that drought has been worsened
inadequate and inconsistent. To solve these due to Karnataka’s non-release of Cauvery
fundamental water. At the end of 2015-16 irrigation
problems,
watershed
protection, management and governance reservoirs in the state were at 13% levels.
need a vision. Govt. sought huge funds from Centre to
Over 70 % of the people are depending on protect people from drought. The measures
water for their livelihood, a large chunk of to tackle drought include efforts to convert
the economy is depending on uncertain crop loans from cooperative banks and
monsoon inspite of Chandrayan & Digital commercial banks into medium term loans.
India drive. And the nation does not have a Cooperative banks have lent loans to the
clear implementable water policy. We at tune of Rs. 3,028 crore this year and all of
IRBMS are scared about our Thirsty Future. them would be converted into medium term
loans.
From mid-March 2017 the Tamil Nadu
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farmers started agitation at New Delhi's
Tamilnadu Drought
Tamil Nadu, comprising 32 districts, has
been declared drought affected in view of
poor rainfall received during the northeast
monsoon. Chief Minister of Tamilnadu on
January
10,
2017
announced
relief
measures, including waiver of land tax for
farmers, to tackle drought situation in the
State. As 17 farmers had ‘committed
Jantar Mantar but other than assurances they
have not receive any thing. Many Politicians
from different parties have visited the
agitating farmers till date. The farmers
meanwhile have taken to different styles of
protest to draw the government's attention to
their
plight.
River Rejuvenation under MGNREGA
suicide’ the government would grant a in West Bengal
compensation of Rs. 3 lakh to families of The MGNREGA cell of West Bengal has
each of these farmers. The CM in his taken up remarkable initiative to rejuvenate
memorandum to the Prime Minister declared various rivers and streams in West Bengal.
that 13,305 villages out of 16,682 revenue The
villages in the state were identified as Dwarkeswar river basin area in Bankura
drought-affected, and all 32 districts as District. The two important tributaries of
receiving deficit rainfall, with the deficit Darekswar River are Gandeswari river
most
important
Initiative
is
in
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Integrated River Basin Management Society