![Rafiq Maqbool The dry Sindphana River due to drought is visible in Beed district, India, Saturday, May 4, 2024. As the country continues to vote in its marathon six-week election, farmers are looking for longer-term solutions to the water problem, like building canal networks from distant rivers. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/a3f31e0c2c65410bba30c3135cedb88a/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
The dry Sindphana River due to drought is visible in Beed district, India, Saturday, May 4, 2024. As the country continues to vote in its marathon six-week election, farmers are looking for longer-term solutions to the water problem, like building canal networks from distant rivers. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)
![Rafiq Maqbool Shobha Londhe, center, holds an image of her husband, farmer Tatya Londe, who killed himself, while posing with her kids Datta Londe, right, and Anjali Londe, left, at their house in Talegaon village, Beed district, India, Friday, May 3, 2024. Londhe is one of India's 120 million farmers who share fast-shrinking water resources as groundwater is pumped out faster than rain can replenish it. “He was struggling because we were always in debt,” she said. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/36643b611ce84bd2a86b279f42f505e7/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Shobha Londhe, center, holds an image of her husband, farmer Tatya Londe, who killed himself, while posing with her kids Datta Londe, right, and Anjali Londe, left, at their house in Talegaon village, Beed district, India, Friday, May 3, 2024. Londhe is one of India's 120 million farmers who share fast-shrinking water resources as groundwater is pumped out faster than rain can replenish it. “He was struggling because we were always in debt,” she said. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)
![Rafiq Maqbool Shobha Londhe, widow of farmer Tatya, who killed himself, pours water on her cow to cool the animal on a hot summer's day outside her house, in Talegaon village, Beed district, India, Friday, May 3, 2024. Londhe is one of India's 120 million farmers who share fast-shrinking water resources as groundwater is pumped out faster than rain can replenish it. “He was struggling because we were always in debt,” she said. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/7ec06d4d747b45f188e8d32ebea68c62/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Shobha Londhe, widow of farmer Tatya, who killed himself, pours water on her cow to cool the animal on a hot summer's day outside her house, in Talegaon village, Beed district, India, Friday, May 3, 2024. Londhe is one of India's 120 million farmers who share fast-shrinking water resources as groundwater is pumped out faster than rain can replenish it. “He was struggling because we were always in debt,” she said. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)
![Rafiq Maqbool A farmer rides his bullock cart toward his home in Dhondrai village, Beed district, India, Saturday, May 4, 2024. India's 120 million farmers share fast-shrinking water resources as groundwater is pumped out faster than rain can replenish it. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/e454985fee2c40cb91557186e180ca97/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
A farmer rides his bullock cart toward his home in Dhondrai village, Beed district, India, Saturday, May 4, 2024. India's 120 million farmers share fast-shrinking water resources as groundwater is pumped out faster than rain can replenish it. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)
![Rafiq Maqbool A farmer walks past a hand pump and water tank, both dry due to drought in Talegaon village, Beed district, India, Friday, May 3, 2024. The words on the water tank reads "Save Water, Save Life." (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/028af450bc9c4a1cb4ee4d2879f34622/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
A farmer walks past a hand pump and water tank, both dry due to drought in Talegaon village, Beed district, India, Friday, May 3, 2024. The words on the water tank reads "Save Water, Save Life." (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)
![Rafiq Maqbool The dried up Tagadgaon Dam is visible in Beed district, India, Sunday, May 5, 2024. As the country continues to vote in its marathon six-week election, farmers are looking for longer-term solutions to the water problem. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/6e2dc2de8a4a4ccf9f02b2fac8b6f827/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
The dried up Tagadgaon Dam is visible in Beed district, India, Sunday, May 5, 2024. As the country continues to vote in its marathon six-week election, farmers are looking for longer-term solutions to the water problem. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)
![Rafiq Maqbool A farmer fills water, supplied by a government tanker, into barrels in Kambi village, Beed district, India, Saturday, May 4, 2024. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/d2039a9adf6c4478a368bef62b649e73/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
A farmer fills water, supplied by a government tanker, into barrels in Kambi village, Beed district, India, Saturday, May 4, 2024. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)
![Rafiq Maqbool A farmer shows his damaged sweet lime crop due to drought at his farmland in Kambi village, Beed district, India, Saturday, May 4, 2024. India's 120 million farmers share fast-shrinking water resources as groundwater is pumped out faster than rain can replenish it. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/6c27a2b978024c5b910af3b5a5b420be/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
A farmer shows his damaged sweet lime crop due to drought at his farmland in Kambi village, Beed district, India, Saturday, May 4, 2024. India's 120 million farmers share fast-shrinking water resources as groundwater is pumped out faster than rain can replenish it. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)
![Rafiq Maqbool A woman along with her kids carry their vessels filled with water that they collected from a well in Shirur Kasar village, Beed district, India, Sunday, May 5, 2024. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/287a411ae949498d9886fdb5d93e9622/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
A woman along with her kids carry their vessels filled with water that they collected from a well in Shirur Kasar village, Beed district, India, Sunday, May 5, 2024. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)
![Rafiq Maqbool A farmer walks past an empty water tank in Savargaon village, Beed district, India, Sunday, May 5, 2024. Drought-prone areas are at the sharp end of the shortage, making life unbearable for many. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/d79dc154a77146769f86f8fc914a3315/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
A farmer walks past an empty water tank in Savargaon village, Beed district, India, Sunday, May 5, 2024. Drought-prone areas are at the sharp end of the shortage, making life unbearable for many. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)
![Rafiq Maqbool A puppy is tied to a hand pump that has no water due to drought in Savargaon village, Beed district, India, Sunday, May 5, 2024. As the country continues to vote in its marathon six-week election, farmers are looking for longer-term solutions to the water problem. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/812cac3d7ce340d5a11ebca2f0df4896/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
A puppy is tied to a hand pump that has no water due to drought in Savargaon village, Beed district, India, Sunday, May 5, 2024. As the country continues to vote in its marathon six-week election, farmers are looking for longer-term solutions to the water problem. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)
![Rafiq Maqbool Subha Bhavanpisar, who received her quota of water from a government supplied water tanker, transfers it to a storage tank in Kambi village, Beed district, India, Saturday, May 4, 2024. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/06a88ab0877b48eda2c6aef2554512e2/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Subha Bhavanpisar, who received her quota of water from a government supplied water tanker, transfers it to a storage tank in Kambi village, Beed district, India, Saturday, May 4, 2024. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)
![Rafiq Maqbool Former village head Sarjerao Gholap, third from the right, chats with fellow villagers as they sit under a tree to protect themselves from the sun during a hot summer's day in Talegaon village, Beed district, India, Friday, May 3, 2024. Gholap said politicians from various parties in the past promised to set up a canal to supply water to their village, ensure better prices for their produce and supply running water through hand pumps. He said none of these have been implemented. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/3da0ad33a64b4a339118f7a4f479ad79/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Former village head Sarjerao Gholap, third from the right, chats with fellow villagers as they sit under a tree to protect themselves from the sun during a hot summer's day in Talegaon village, Beed district, India, Friday, May 3, 2024. Gholap said politicians from various parties in the past promised to set up a canal to supply water to their village, ensure better prices for their produce and supply running water through hand pumps. He said none of these have been implemented. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)
![Rafiq Maqbool A farmer collect water from a storage area in Savargaon village, Beed district, India, Sunday, May 5, 2024. India's 120 million farmers share fast-shrinking water resources as groundwater is pumped out faster than rain can replenish it. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/46caa46f22ea4bd2bb57a10b5bf46635/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
A farmer collect water from a storage area in Savargaon village, Beed district, India, Sunday, May 5, 2024. India's 120 million farmers share fast-shrinking water resources as groundwater is pumped out faster than rain can replenish it. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)
![Rafiq Maqbool Atul Jadhav, a farmer removes damaged sugarcane remains due to drought in Kambi village, Beed district, India, Saturday, May 4, 2024. India's 120 million farmers share fast-shrinking water resources as groundwater is pumped out faster than rain can replenish it. Jadhav said returns on farming are so dire that he "won't allow" his children to take it up when they're older. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/784f4fa9a1c9476bab223f56cf92a79a/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Atul Jadhav, a farmer removes damaged sugarcane remains due to drought in Kambi village, Beed district, India, Saturday, May 4, 2024. India's 120 million farmers share fast-shrinking water resources as groundwater is pumped out faster than rain can replenish it. Jadhav said returns on farming are so dire that he "won't allow" his children to take it up when they're older. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)
![Rafiq Maqbool Cracks are visible in a dry bed of the Sindphana River due to drought in Beed district, India, Sunday, May 5, 2024. As the country continues to vote in its marathon six-week election, farmers are looking for longer-term solutions to the water problem, like building canal networks from distant rivers. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/7ec7dea8bb2640a8a37aee418e715f70/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Cracks are visible in a dry bed of the Sindphana River due to drought in Beed district, India, Sunday, May 5, 2024. As the country continues to vote in its marathon six-week election, farmers are looking for longer-term solutions to the water problem, like building canal networks from distant rivers. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)