Latur in Maharashtra battled the worst ever drought last year as 'water trains' had to be brought in to ferry thousands of litres to the Marathwada region. Such a calamity could paralyse the country's southern states this year unless the governments take steps on a war footing to conserve water, warn experts.
Conservation through harvesting and recharging groundwater are the lessons waterstarved states teach their drought-affected counterparts even as experts emphasise on discouraging farmers from carrying out cultivation of waterguzzling crops like sugarcane during such challenging times.

The depleting water levels in major reservoirs in Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu have caused concern over the crisis in these states. While several parts in the four states have already been declared `drought-hit',....Read more

Source web page: Times of India