A dimension within Agricultural Water Scarcity
Concerns related to agriculture, including borewells, irrigation, and soil moisture for crop production.
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There is a borewell problem in our village. Due to the unavailability of water easily in the fields, we are unable to grow a second crop.
— Amar Lal Dhurwey
We are unable to cultivate a second crop in our fields due to water problems.
— Amar Lal Dhurwey · Mandla, Madhya Pradesh
Due to the lack of soil moisture in our village, we are facing difficulty in cultivating a second crop.
— Amar Lal Dhurwey · Mandla, Madhya Pradesh
The problem is the borewell. We are unable to cultivate a second crop due to lack of water in our fields. So, the problem is the borewell.
— Amar Lal Dhurwey
Due to the lack of water in Manohari village, farmers are unable to cultivate a second crop.
— Amar Lal Dhurwey · Balaghat, Madhya Pradesh
To promote farming, due to the lack of irrigation facilities here, we are unable to grow a second crop well.
— Ram Maravi · Dindori, Madhya Pradesh
There is a borewell problem in our village, due to which farmers are unable to cultivate both crops, so the problem is with the borewell.
— Amar Lal Dhurwey · SKIP NO LOCATION
The farmer of Manori village cannot cultivate a second crop due to water problems in the fields.
— Amar Lal Dhurwey · Mandla, Madhya Pradesh
Our farming activities are affected by a lack of water.
— SUSANTA PATTNAYAK · Adaba, Gajapati, Odisha
Due to the absence of black soil in the village, we are unable to cultivate other crops.
— Amar Lal Dhurwey
There is a borewell problem in the village fields for farmers.
— Amar Lal Dhurwey
There is a water shortage in our Odisha. If this is not resolved, farming will not be good.
— SUSANTA PATTNAYAK · Adaba, Gajapati, Odisha
There is a borewell problem in the fields of our village.
— Amar Lal Dhurwey · Mandla, Madhya Pradesh
There is a shortage of water for farming in our village. If proper arrangements are made for this, farming can be done.
— SUSANTA PATTNAYAK · Gajapati, Odisha
A second crop does not grow here due to water problems, which is rain-fed cultivation. We ourselves collect and store the old seeds.
— Padmini Bhoi
There is a lack of water for paddy cultivation in our village. If arrangements are made, farming can be done.
— SUSANTA PATTNAYAK
There is a shortage of water for farming in our village. If proper arrangements are made, farming activities will improve.
— SUSANTA PATTNAYAK · Gajapati, Odisha
They do farming without water, but now it has decreased, it doesn't ripen.
— Kachala Choudhary
There are no irrigation facilities in our village, so we can only manage one good crop. For the second crop, we rely on God, and if it rains, it also grows.
— Ram Maravi · Mandla, Madhya Pradesh
There is a borewell problem in the village, that is why there is a problem.
— Amar Lal Dhurwey
In our village, there is a shortage of water for farming. If some solution is made for this, farming can improve.
— SUSANTA PATTNAYAK
Water provision is necessary for summer cultivation. However, even with water provision for farming, it is not getting better.
— SUSANTA PATTNAYAK · Mohana, Gajapati, Odisha
There is a water problem in our village.
— Sonmati · Ormaura, Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh
There is a water problem in our village.
— SUSANTA PATTNAYAK
There is a lack of cultivation in our village.
— SUSANTA PATTNAYAK · Adaba, Gajapati, Odisha
We have a water shortage even for double cropping. Due to this, we are using our own seed paddy and doing less threshing, as we have sown the paddy in the field.
— Padmini Bhoi · SKIP NO LOCATION
There is a shortage of water for farming in our village. If water facilities are provided, farming will improve.
— SUSANTA PATTNAYAK
We will cultivate the land we have. We will plough and prepare the field. There is a slight problem with water. That place is dry and our crops are also dry.
— pinku sunani · Litisargi, Nuapada, Odisha
There is a shortage of water in our area for Kharif cultivation. If proper water arrangements are made, cultivation will be good.
— SUSANTA PATTNAYAK · Gajapati, Odisha
In our village, there is a water problem for agriculture. If this is resolved, farming activities will improve.
— SUSANTA PATTNAYAK
There is a water problem in the village. Neither a hand pump nor a well. The problem is water.
— Amar Lal Dhurwey
There is a water problem for farming in our village. If proper arrangements are made, farming will improve.
— SUSANTA PATTNAYAK · Mohana, Gajapati, Odisha
There is a big water problem in the village. We applied several times for a well, but there has been no solution yet.
— Amar Lal Dhurwey · Mandla, Madhya Pradesh
Due to deforestation, we are unable to cultivate properly. It is not raining.
— Karunakar Uthansing · Dhusarigan, Kandhamal, Odisha
There is a water problem in our village. If some solution is found, farming will be started in our village.
— SUSANTA PATTNAYAK · Gajapati, Odisha
There is a well problem in the village. As soon as the handpump breaks down, we don't get water, so there is a problem. A well should be built in our village.
— Amar Lal Dhurwey
There is a lack of new technology, good seeds, and irrigation. We do farming, but the cost is high and the profit is low.
— VEER SINGH SIJUI · Seraikela-Kharsawan, Jharkhand
Farming without water is no longer possible, the land has become hard.
— Kachala Choudhary
There is no electricity in our village, there should be electricity. There should be network. And there is water but the water is not coming for the crops.
— Kamleah Kumar · Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh
My name is Naresh Pradhan, from Dalabali village, Jiridikia Gram Panchayat, K. Nuagaon Block, Kandhamal District. Currently, due to a shortage of seeds and lack of irrigation, we are unable to cultivate a second crop. Therefore, please provide us with seeds for cultivating a second crop.
— Rajib Pradhan · Sarangada, Kandhamal, Odisha
AI-synthesised pieces woven from many community voices on this theme. They may contain errors or interpretation — they're a reflection of the stories, not a record of fact.

Across Kandhamal, farmers yearn to cultivate more, especially a vital second crop, but are held back by a persistent lack of seeds and essential funds.

In rural Mandla, communities grapple with the everyday reality of distant governance and essential services that remain out of reach, despite repeated pleas.

Residents of Maradipanga voice their daily struggles and collective aspirations for government assistance to cultivate better livelihoods, restore their environment, and build a more developed future.

Facing the prospect of future water scarcity, our community relies on cultivating traditional zero-irrigation crops to secure food and conserve precious resources.
The voices in this theme were gathered by these organisations through their community reports.