N Shorts
The monsoon beats a menacing retreat in Marathwada
It has been a month since Marathwada, a drought-prone region, was ravaged by unprecedented floods, leaving 108 people dead and over 45,000 in shelters. Marginal farmers, who form at least 75% of the area’s farmer population, are the worst affected, many trapped under the burden of debt. Vinaya Deshpande Pandit visits Beed district to find that as farmers wait for government-promised aid, the rabi sowing has been disrupted with the damaged soil and retreating monsoon
Technically enhanced content presented under fair use in public-interest journalism.
Listen:
Parashar