Droughts in Maharashtra, Karnataka linked to inequalities in water distribution: P Sainath

In an exclusive interview with India Today Consulting Editor Rajdeep Sardesai, P. Sainath, a renowned rural affairs chronicler, talks about the water crisis in Maharashtra, Karnataka, the deepening farming crisis, rising inequalities and more.

On water crisis, P. Sainath said, "The drought that you've been witnessing in Maharashtra and Karnataka. Those droughts are not just meteorological droughts. They are closely linked to and spring from severe inequalities in the distribution of water."