India Is Suffering One of Its Worst Droughts in Decades

Two years of poor rains add pressure to manage water better in India

India Is Suffering One of Its Worst Droughts in Decades

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No rain, no water, no choice.

That’s how 26-year-old Vijay Jadhav describes his decision to travel with his family to coastal Mumbai, India’s financial capital, from a parched smallholding more than 400 kilometers (250 miles) further east in Maharashtra state.