: In Madhya Pradesh, borewells on the banks of the Narmada river are drying up #IndiaNEWS Satyanarayan Patel, a 60-year-old farmer, hails from the Bijanwada village of the Narmadapuram (Hoshangabad)

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In Madhya Pradesh, borewells on the banks of the Narmada river are drying up #IndiaNEWS
Satyanarayan Patel, a 60-year-old farmer, hails from the Bijanwada village of the Narmadapuram (Hoshangabad) district in Madhya Pradesh. His house is located on the banks of the Pasa river, a tributary of the Narmada river. Ironically, a water crisis looms in his village. Wells in Bijanwada are drying up one by one. Patel’s well also dried up two-three years ago.“I was quite surprised the first time my well dried up,�? Patel said. “This had never happened before. The water of the Pasa river used to come from the well in the form of groundwater.�?Reminiscing, he continues, “We have spent our childhood on the banks of this river. We do not remember if the river was ever dry, but for the past few years, this river only has water for a month or two.�? “As a consequence, our wells started drying up too,�? Patel told Mongabay-India. “The bores that are 200-250 feet deep have also started drying up.�?Patel’s family relies on farming in Sohagpur’s Mahuakheda Khurd village, 20 km from his village in Bijanwada. Two years ago, the borewell installed in the field also stopped giving water. “The place comes within a five-kilometre radius of the Narmada river,�? Patel told Mongabay-India. “Despite being so close to the...Read more

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