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India’s sugar output could fall to 26.3 million tonnes in the marketing year starting from Oct. 1, down from 33 million tonnes a year ago.
The train has fifty wagons with 50,000 litres of water each, sourced from a river.
India is still recovering from a drought last year that ravaged crops, killed livestock, emptied reservoirs and drained water supplies to city dwellers.
The elite in Delhi and most other parts of the country remain unaffected while the poor scramble for supplies every day.
The BJP and Shiv Sena stand accused of embezzling upto Rs 14.4 lakhs a day from drought-hit farmers.
By the time the world woke up to this crisis, here in Chennai, we were already paying a heavy price. Literally.
This initiative will be carried on for six months and Rs 65 crore has been set apart for the purpose, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister said.
Maharashtra Congress chief Ashok Chavan cited numbers from HuffPost India's report while demanding an inquiry into the fodder scam.
Fraudulent NGOs set up by BJP and Shiv Sena workers are siphoning off drought-relief funds meant for cattle camps. The NGOs could be stealing upto Rs 14 lakh per day from the state government.
Monsoon rains have been 44% lower-than-average so far in June, delaying the sowing of summer-sown crops and raising concerns that parts of the country could face a worsening drought.