Farmland close to Pune is being affected by the scarcity of rainfall, which is causing wells to dry up and forcing farmers to destroy their banana crops.
The old well at Namdev Raghu Kalamkar's farm in Baner dried up about a month ago- for the first time in three generations of his family. Kalamkar had no option but to burn his banana crop, which was destroyed due to the lack of water. Kalamkar's family usually grow maize and banana, but they have suffered losses this year due to the crop drying up. The farmer complains that the government is not paying enough attention to farmland around Pune.
Source - http://www.freshplaza.com
