date:Mar 23, 2021
Decreased rainfall and escalating water usage in made agriculture around Vadner Bhairav -located some 45 km from Nashik- problematic over the last decades. The Jambutke Dam, the only water source for irrigation in the area, became incapable of meeting the growing demands of the farmers.
The water shortage led to a reduction in land cultivation. By 2010, the water crisis had started becoming severe. And by 2015, the situation had aggravated, to the extent that not even groundwater levels could m