A dimension within Water & Drought Challenges
This theme addresses the severe impact of water scarcity, drought, and irrigation issues on agriculture and crop production.
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Overall Community Sentiment
Farming without water is no longer possible, the land has become hard.
— Kachala Choudhary
They do farming without water, but now it has decreased, it doesn't ripen.
— Kachala Choudhary
Our farming activities are affected by a lack of water.
— SUSANTA PATTNAYAK · Adaba, Gajapati, Odisha
Crops are not grown because plants need water to stay alive. Zero irrigation would mean that you
— Maya kumari Damor
Without water
— Kachala Choudhary
We are unable to cultivate a second crop in our fields due to water problems.
— Amar Lal Dhurwey · Mandla, Madhya Pradesh
Due to the lack of water in Manohari village, farmers are unable to cultivate a second crop.
— Amar Lal Dhurwey · Balaghat, Madhya Pradesh
There is no good drinking water, and there are no facilities like lakes, ponds, or canals for farming.
— Sonmati · Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh
Farming is done without irrigation, but in years with low rainfall, there is no good harvest and the seeds also do not ripen.
— Upendra Kumar Mahananda
Farming without irrigation is not possible.
— Surajsingh Parmar · Alirajpur, Madhya Pradesh
There is a borewell problem in our village. Due to the unavailability of water easily in the fields, we are unable to grow a second crop.
— Amar Lal Dhurwey
Lentil and pigeon pea crops dry up without water.
— Chanda
Due to deforestation, we are unable to cultivate properly. It is not raining.
— Karunakar Uthansing · Dhusarigan, Kandhamal, Odisha
Something without fertilizer and water.
— Vijay Kumar bhardwaj · Lawan, Baloda Bazar, Chhattisgarh
It is said that even with fertilizer, nothing grows. If water is irrigated, it might grow, but it doesn't grow properly at all; it's like the land is completely ruined. So, everything is barren.
— Vijay kanesh · Alirajpur, Madhya Pradesh
A second crop is not possible with zero irrigation.
— Sunil oraon · Bero, Ranchi, Jharkhand
The millets have run out of water
— Chanda
Water provision is necessary for summer cultivation. However, even with water provision for farming, it is not getting better.
— SUSANTA PATTNAYAK · Mohana, Gajapati, Odisha
My wheat is without water, and it's also without fertilizer. Yes, later. Hmm.
— Jeevan Kumar
Due to the lack of soil moisture in our village, we are facing difficulty in cultivating a second crop.
— Amar Lal Dhurwey · Mandla, Madhya Pradesh
The farmer of Manori village cannot cultivate a second crop due to water problems in the fields.
— Amar Lal Dhurwey · Mandla, Madhya Pradesh
There is a water problem
— Sonmati · Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh
The problem is the borewell. We are unable to cultivate a second crop due to lack of water in our fields. So, the problem is the borewell.
— Amar Lal Dhurwey
There is a lack of cultivation in our village.
— SUSANTA PATTNAYAK · Adaba, Gajapati, Odisha
There is a water problem in the village. Neither a hand pump nor a well. The problem is water.
— Amar Lal Dhurwey
There is a water problem in the village, and there are no handpumps.
— Amar Lal Dhurwey
There is a water shortage in our Odisha. If this is not resolved, farming will not be good.
— SUSANTA PATTNAYAK · Adaba, Gajapati, Odisha
There is a water problem.
— SUSANTA PATTNAYAK
The crop remained without water, and the pond dried up, and it causes vomiting.
— Chanda
Due to the absence of black soil in the village, we are unable to cultivate other crops.
— Amar Lal Dhurwey
Without water, everything is completely ruined.
— Puspanjali Nag
Due to forests being destroyed day by day and the lack of proper rainfall, agriculture is not doing well.
— Suna Majhi
The environment was good before, now it doesn't rain on time, due to which farming is not good.
— Upendra Kumar Mahananda
Since there was no irrigation, I farm. I sow moong dal, mustard, and similar crops, and nothing else grows.
— Ulapi Sahu · Balangir, Odisha
We will cultivate the land we have. We will plough and prepare the field. There is a slight problem with water. That place is dry and our crops are also dry.
— pinku sunani · Litisargi, Nuapada, Odisha
Rabi crop is cultivated with almost 0 irrigation.
— Sunita Kumari
Yes, we cultivate a second crop without water, we cultivate green gram every year, and sometimes if it's very hot, it also gets damaged. It doesn't yield at all.
— Ulapi Sahu · Patnāgarh, Balangir, Odisha
There is no network in our village, and there should be a tower. And there are no taps/pipelines, there should be taps/pipelines. There is water, but it is just sitting there for the crops.
— Kamleah Kumar · Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh
Yes, we do dry irrigation because we don't have irrigation facilities here.
— Kachala Choudhary
A second crop does not grow here due to water problems, which is rain-fed cultivation. We ourselves collect and store the old seeds.
— Padmini Bhoi
