India: Murders, Violence on Rise as Parched Central India Battles for Water

Jun 29, 2016 | Shuriah Niazi, Thomson Reuters Foundation
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As northern and central India continue to suffer thorough severe drought and oppressive heat, police in Bundelkhand and several other regions are reporting a rise in violent – and often deadly – clashes over water. After almost 10 years of below-average rainfall and several consecutive years of drought, the region’s rivers, lakes, reservoirs and wells are drying up.