II Interviews during field work Interview and discussion with Stakeholders: January 2020, Marathwada, India
Interview and discussion with Stakeholders: January 2020, Marathwada, India
01 Cotton Farmers
01 Cotton Farmers “ There is no water from the top or from the ground”.
“ The situation is bad if there is no rains. After 2012 droughts, our wells have gone dry. There is no water in the ground”.
“I am unable to invest in farm ponds or drip irrigation, as I do not have money to raise the intital investment. The government subsidies are given as reimbursement but we have to put up the initial investments. And it takes 4-5 years to get the reimbursement which is a long and tiring process”.
“The irrigation is rain-fed. We make a profit of Rs15000 per acre per year if the rains are good”.
Place: Sarangpur, Gangapur, Maharashtra,India Name: Balasaheb Chape(42), Ramchandra Chape(35), Ravindra Parthi (40) and Kaduchape (70) Occupation: Small holder Farmers (5 acres)
“There is not enough water to drink. Once in 4 days, a government tanker gives us 200L for the whole family. If needed more, we need to buy from private tankers”.
“The profits I make, I need to pay for pesticides, for water, for labourers. I want to shift to fruits but its a risk I cannot take alone”.
Place: Beed, Maharashtra,India Name: Vijay Deshmukh (52) Occupation: Marginal farmer(18 acres)
“70% of the land is cultivated cotton. I have two bore wells in my land but both gives no water. We also get water from government every 4 days.”
“ I work in our farm and during summer we go to the factory to work”. “I have two kids, they go to the school in the nearest town. After this, the will go to Aurangabad city for college and jobs. I don’t want them to stay in farming, that we will take care.”
“30 years ago there was a lot of water in the land, the land used to hold water.” “In summers when there is no water, the whole family workers in factories.” “Traders come only for cotton, other crops are not profitable as much.”
Place: Murmi, Gangapur, Maharashtra,India Name: Anna Sahab Parde(40) Occupation: Small holder Farmer (3-4 acres)
Appropriation of Water
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Place: Sarangpur, Gangapur, Maharashtra,India Name: Lakshmi Chape(30) Occupation: Small holder Farmer (3-4 acres)
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Appropriation of Water
