Cauvery Calling Campaign will support farmers to plant 242 Cr trees to revitalize Cauvery.
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Hiruthiga Naveen
Cauvery Calling Campaign will support farmers to plant 242 Cr trees to revitalize Cauvery.
One Problem, Two Faces
Cauvery's Depletion
As trees disappear, soil is being eroded, Cauvery is drying up, and farmers are suffering.
> Cauvery has depleted over 40% in the last 70 years
> 87% of the basin’s original tree cover has been lost
> Almost half the Cauvery basin suffers critical groundwater depletion.
Farmer Distress
The suffering of farmers and their suicides in Tamil Nadu and Karnataka have made national headlines.
> 47,190 farmer suicides in 15 years in Cauvery basin
> 83% of farmers in Tamil Nadu and 77% of farmers in Karnataka are in debt
> 17 districts in Tamil Nadu were drought-hit in 2019
> 15 of the last 18 years have been drought years in Karnataka
For more details :
https://www.ishaoutreach.org/en/cauvery-calling
