The Marathwada region of Maharashtra is very historical. It is a popular area for fertile land and prosperous agricultural economy. This area, known as ‘Real House of Maradas’, is now facing a severe agricultural crisis due to the water crisis, frequent crop failure and increasing the suicides of farmers. In many districts, farmers’ suicide rates are increasing. Statistics in the past indicate the difficult situation of this area.
How many districts are in Marathwada
There are eight districts in the Marathwada region – Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar (Old Name Aurangabad), Pete, Hingoli, Jalna, Latur, Nandet, Tarashiv (Old Name Usmanabad) and Parbani. Marathwada area is 64,590 sq km. Geographically, it is larger than some states of India and some countries of Europe. Marathwada borders Telangana and Karnataka. It is surrounded by North Maharashtra and Vidarbha within Maharashtra. Significantly, both areas face an equal agricultural crisis.
Will increase the number of this year
Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chauhan told parliament that 3,090 farmers committed suicide in Marathwada between 2022 and 2024. The region reported 1,022 in 2022, 1,116 in 2023 and 952 in 2024. It is worrying that this Crie is expected in 2025. According to the data of Chathrapati Sambhajinagar, 269 farmers have committed suicide in the first three months of this year. It is more than 204 deaths in the same period in 2024.
How many deaths in which district
Beat district is very affected. Between January and April 2025, 91 farmers committed suicide here. Last year, 44 farmers committed suicide during the same period. During the same period, 50 farmers committed suicide in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, 37, 33, 33 in Tarashi, 31 in Tarashi, 18 in Latur, 16 in Hingoli and 13 in Jalna. Farmer leader Amar Habib says, “On average, seven to eight farmers are committing suicide in Maharashtra. Most of these farmers are fully dependent on agriculture and have no alternative income sources.
Climate crisis and lack of water
According to experts, this area has faced serious climate in recent years. Static drought, seasonal rain and hail have disturbed farmers. His gesture was towards the flood of July 2022, which damaged cotton and cotton. After this, the hail of 2024 increased the loss of the crop. According to experts, with water shortages, semi -dry conditions and inadequate irrigation leave the farmers in a irregular monsoon.
At the same time, the reduction of groundwater has increased the crisis. Borewells are now dug up to 700 to 1,000 feet. This has increased the cost of irrigation. In 2015, there was no water in major reservoirs such as Manjara. As a result, many farmers worked in cities to cut or cities. Because of this, family and local economies are in trouble.
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