Water Train News

Latur was the epicentre of Marathwada's great drought in 2015-16 and water had to be supplied to the city by a specially-commissioned train

Central Railway GM S.K. Sood said the bill was send to Latur district collector as per the administration's request

Locals are disappointed as the 2.5 million litres carried by the daily water train is not enough to meet the needs of Latur's and Marathwada's population

Economists generally believe that people cannot come together to produce public goods because of the free rider problem

A debate rages on the hydrological, financial, social and even moral cost of growing the water-intensive crop in regions with chronic water shortages

Automobile, construction industry, steel manufacturing, pharmaceuticals, breweries, and distilleries key sectors in Marathwada. Latur is major centre for production of pulses, oilseeds

Citizens, industry representatives, activists come together to work on long term solutions to the crisis

The ten wagons, each with a capacity of around 50,000 litres, were filled with water at Miraj railway station in Sangli district

On Latur water crisis

The district administration has acquired a huge well located near Latur railway station to store the water which will then be supplied to Latur town