{"id":1955,"date":"2007-08-28T16:03:39","date_gmt":"2007-08-28T20:03:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pbs-wnet-preprod.digi-producers.pbs.org\/wnet\/wideangle\/?p=1955"},"modified":"2018-09-11T14:17:22","modified_gmt":"2018-09-11T18:17:22","slug":"daily-life-in-vidarbha-water","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pbs-wnet-preprod.digi-producers.pbs.org\/wnet\/wideangle\/uncategorized\/daily-life-in-vidarbha-water\/1955\/","title":{"rendered":"Water"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"width: 640px;\" class=\"wp-video\"><video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-1955-1\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/mp4\" src=\"https:\/\/pbs-wnet-preprod.digi-producers.pbs.org\/wnet\/wideangle\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/2\/files\/vidarbha-water.mp4?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/pbs-wnet-preprod.digi-producers.pbs.org\/wnet\/wideangle\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/2\/files\/vidarbha-water.mp4\">https:\/\/pbs-wnet-preprod.digi-producers.pbs.org\/wnet\/wideangle\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/2\/files\/vidarbha-water.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n<p><strong>WATER<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The climate in Maharashtra is mostly tropical, and water resources have always been scarce. Over 80 percent of Vidarbha&#8217;s annual rainfall occurs during the monsoon, which arrives in June and ends in September. But Nagpur still receives only 44 inches of rain a year during these four months, compared to the neighboring Mumbai&#8217;s 106 inches. Moreover, it is estimated that Vidarbha suffers from a drought every six years &#8212; that is, the region receives less than 75 percent of expected rainfall.<\/p>\n<p>In 2005, the state of Maharashtra launched the Agriculture Productivity Improvement Campaign and committed to invest in irrigation, farmer training and infrastructure in the region. A year later, the federal government unveiled a $930 million relief package for Vidarbha&#8217;s farmers including irrigation projects and debt relief. 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