Drought In South India

South India's Drought Part 2: Chennai slum dwellers forced to beg for water, authorities remain helpless

Chennai's slums are struggling to meet their water requirements. Water bodies around Chennai were brimming around this time last year because of the floods. A year later, the city is parched and desperate for water.

South India's Drought Part 3: Parched lands in Nagapattinam lead to distress migration

This is the third article from an eight-part series of ground reports on the ongoing water crisis in south India. In this piece the author writes about how the Dalits in Nagapattinam, Tamil Nadu are forced to migrate because of the acute water crisis and no land rights.

South India's Drought Part 4: Water crisis in Tamil Nadu is a manifestation of climate change, say experts

Tamil Nadu is facing higher frequency of extreme weather events and the effects of global climate change are coming from the sea, say experts.

South India's Drought Part 5: As Karnataka reels under severe water crisis, residents brace unofficial rationing

Three consecutive years of drought and now, a scorching heat wave, hitherto unknown to Karnataka. Temperatures in the state are soaring over the 40 degree Celsius mark, triggering a crippling water shortage and rising apprehensions.

South India's Drought Part 6: Parched rural Karnataka sees mass migration but officials stay in denial

It is not lack of work, but shortage of water that is pushing rural Karnataka dwellers to head to towns and cities.

South India's Drought Part 7: Kerala's efforts to revive water bodies bear fruit at grassroot level

The state government in Kerala is now on such a mission to ensure that future generations are saved from having to put up with such an acute crisis where the availability of water is not a distant dream even when temperatures soar.

South India’s Drought Part 8: Telangana, Andhra Pradesh reel under heatwave, but petty politics takes centrestage

In this piece, the author writes about the heatwave in Telangana and Andhra Pradesh and the political power play over it. As both the Telugu states called April a ‘cruel month,’ experts warn that May is likely to be even worse.

Kerala drought: Preservation of Western Ghats key to prevent water crisis in the long run

The rain god has spurned Kerala, endowed with 44 rivers and many backwaters, but the disaster is as much to do with nature as with humans.

DMK leads shutdown in Tamil Nadu seeking drought relief package; Stalin arrested

Several DMK cadres, along with Stalin, protesting in Tiruvarur were detained by the police. DMK and other opposition parties were holding protest demonstrations in different parts of the state.