Jalyukt Shivar Abhiyan: Drought-free Maharashtra by 2019

JALYUKT SHIVAR ABHIYAN: DROUGHT-FREE MAHARASHTRA BY 2019   For: Preliminary Topic covers: About Abhiyan, its progress, significance   News Flash As of February 2019, the state government declared drought in 151 of the 358 talukas. In these talukas, 28,524 villages have been declared drought affected. Of this, 112 are severe drought hit. While activists say that the Jalyukt scheme has failed after a spectacular start. Despite the allocation, 40 per cent of the state is…

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