Maharashtra – Rally for Rivers
[ral-ee fawr riv-er] In 2016, the Krishna and the Godavari, among the largest rivers in the country, went dry at […]
[ral-ee fawr riv-er] In 2016, the Krishna and the Godavari, among the largest rivers in the country, went dry at […]
[ral-ee fawr riv-er] 60 of the Narmada’s 101 tributaries have gone dry. Youth of India, if you can rise above
[ral-ee fawr riv-er] Suffered its worst drought in 115 years in 2017. Famers suffered crop failures as rivers went dry.
[ral-ee fawr riv-er] The Kaveri went dry at its source as rainfall fell by 40-70%, halving crop production. Youth of
[ral-ee fawr riv-er] With the Narmada not reaching the ocean many months of the year, the sea is moving in,
[ral-ee fawr riv-er] In May 2016, the Ganga went so dry, people were walking across the river bed. Three months
[ral-ee fawr riv-er] In October 2009, the state moved from drought to flood as the Krishna recorded its highest flood
River length: 240 kmBasin area: 7741 sq kmPopulation in basin: 3.9 million (2001)States in basin: Tamil Nadu Madurai Dry season
River length: 130 kmBasin area: 130 kmPopulation in basin: –States in basin: Tamil Nadu Tirunelveli (pop: 474,000) Dry season drought risk: Low
River length: 371 kmBasin area: 21,674 sq kmPopulation in basin: 13.3 million (2001)States in basin: Rajasthan, Gujarat Ahmedabad (pop: 5.6 million), Gandhinagar (pop: