Every summer, lakhs of farmers raise gourds, cucumbers and watermelons on the sandy banks of rivers. However, last month, many rivers rose following unseasonal rains due to cyclones Tauktae and Yaas, drowning the crops.

Every summer, lakhs of farmers raise gourds, cucumbers and watermelons on the sandy banks of rivers. However, last month, many rivers rose following unseasonal rains due to cyclones Tauktae and Yaas, drowning the crops.

Every summer, lakhs of farmers raise gourds, cucumbers and watermelons on the sandy banks of rivers. However, last month, many rivers rose following unseasonal rains due to cyclones Tauktae and Yaas, drowning the crops.

Under the country’s first five year plan post-independence, a 60 kms long canal was built to irrigate the fields in Mau and Ballia districts of Uttar Pradesh. But now, the canal is in a dilapidated condition and farmers are unable to irrigate their crops.

Under the country’s first five year plan post-independence, a 60 kms long canal was built to irrigate the fields in Mau and Ballia districts of Uttar Pradesh. But now, the canal is in a dilapidated condition and farmers are unable to irrigate their crops.

Under the country’s first five year plan post-independence, a 60 kms long canal was built to irrigate the fields in Mau and Ballia districts of Uttar Pradesh. But now, the canal is in a dilapidated condition and farmers are unable to irrigate their crops.