Bodhgaya
Geographical Coordinates: 24°41’45”N , 85°2’22”E Population: 52,862
DROUGHT BUT WHY? How India can fight the scourge by abandoning drought relief
During 2014-2017 India was shaken by severe spells of drought that hit over 500 million people across geographical regions. Unlike in the past, these droughts did not spare the urban areas; metropolitan cities like Chennai, Hyderabad and Bengaluru declared water emergency and several towns resorted to water rationing.