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<image:caption>Local level water poverty assessment important for better water resource management. Source: IWP Flicker photos.</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Water security Index Maharashtra</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Water security, spatial variations at the subdistrict level in Maharashtra.</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Water security Index, Maharashtra.</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Spatial variations in food security across subdistricts in Maharashtra.</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Food security Index in Maharashtra subdistricts.</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Water and Food Security Index combined at the subdistrict level in Maharashtra.</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-23T06:46:02.997Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>From Marathwada to Konkan: How water and food security vary across Maharashtra’s regions</news:title>
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<loc>https://www.indiawaterportal.org/agriculture/rethinking-farming-in-coastal-bengal-between-waterlogging-and-salinity</loc>
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<image:caption>A farm on an island in the Ganges delta, Sundarban area (Credit: Arne Hückelheim)</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Map of the study area (Credit: Donald S. Gaydon et al)</image:caption>
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<image:caption>The once-unthinkable formula: A 4-part integration (Image made using Gemini AI)</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Pillars 1 and 2: Shifting the timeline to escape salt (Image made using Gemini AI)</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Pillar 3: Beating the early-waterlogging risk (Image made using Gemini AI)</image:caption>
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<image:caption>(Pillar 4: Mulch as a physical salt shield (Image made using Gemini AI)</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-21T13:48:01.802Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Rethinking farming in coastal Bengal between waterlogging and salinity</news:title>
<news:keywords>Coastal Bengal agriculture, Saline soil farming, Rabi season cropping, APSIM crop modeling, Sundarbans farming solutions, Soil salinity management, Waterlogging in agriculture, Climate-resilient farming India Bangladesh, Residue retention soil moisture, Integrated coastal water management</news:keywords>
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