Drought-hit Gujarat has water for factories, but no water for Kutch farmers

Farmers and activists say the state government is intentionally driving farmers and cattle-rearers out of Kutch to make way for industries

Current Affairs: Bhavanbhai Patel stood confronting his homestead, as dry and split as his cultivating hands. The 65-year-old rancher lives in Dayapur town in Lakhpat taluka of southern Kutch, which has been accepting flighty precipitation since 2003. His ranch includes a couple of hectares of green, splendid in the midst of the sunburnt fields all around. "The rest has a place with my family, however at this point just I'm let here well enough alone for 10 siblings. Every other person has gone," he told IndiaSpend toward the beginning of February.
Lakhpat is one of 10 talukas in Kutch, the least populated taluka of India's biggest region spreading over 45,674 sq km, covering 22% of Gujarat (196,024 sq km). Lakhpat inhabitants continue leaving in light of the fact that, as Patel stated, "there is no real way to bring home the bacon here". He said his was a basti (village) of 20,000 that is presently down to 1,500 individuals.Read More

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