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Maharashtra water crisis: No Rang Panchami in Latur this year

For many in India, the festival of Holi is a time for fun. Everything becomes a little more colourful, and in most places, water flows liberally. However in Maharashtra's Latur district, which celebrates "Rang Panchami" a few days after Holi, there will likely be no colour this year, because there is barely enough water to get by as it is.

March 28, 2016 / 17:40 IST
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For many in India, the festival of Holi is a time for fun. Everything becomes a little more colourful, and in most places, water flows liberally. However in Maharashtra's Latur district, which celebrates "Rang Panchami" a few days after Holi, there will likely be no colour this year, because there is barely enough water to get by as it is. As part of CNBC-TV18's special series, What's Ailing Rural India, Alexander Mathew travels to Latur, and finds out that there may not even be a dry Holi this year.

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first published: Mar 28, 2016 05:38 pm

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