As Marathwada region faces severe drought this year, Karjat Taluka in Western Maharashtra is suffering from scarcity of water and fodder alike. Since March, 74 temporary cattle shelters have come up in this Taluka that house 46,321 cattle.u00a0

Karjat shares its boundaries with Pune, Ahmadnagar and Solapur districts. MiD DAY visited a temporary cattle shelter in Kangudwadi that’s been housing 325 cattle since three months. Now, farmers here are desperately waiting for the monsoons because a delay in rains will spell doom for the area. Interestingly, the region is famous for sugarcane, the most water consuming crop.