6 Ways You Can Help Victims Of The Maharashtra Drought Right Now

The drought has now lasted four years in a row and affected all of the region’s 8,000-plus villages.

1. Take the NiceBucketChallenge, which requires pledgers to use only one bucket each for the dishes, bathing, and toilet per day.

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2. Donate to Plan India, an NGO providing food and setting up water purification systems in drought-affected regions.

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Check out the details here.

3. Donate a cheque via Uber, to fund food kits, water tankers, and family aid packages.

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An Uber will come to you to pick up your donation whenever convenient, and deliver it to World Vision India.

4. Donate to Nana Patekar's NAAM foundation, which is working to rehabilitate drought victims by building homes, adopting villages, and more.

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5. The Chief Minister of Maharashtra has also set up a relief fund that you can donate to.

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6. If you're anywhere close to a drought-prone area, you could just donate water like this man from Latur who gives 10,000 liters of water to people in his village every day.

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Or like the Sikh Transport Managing Committee, which has donated 20 lakh litres of water free of cost to drought-stricken areas in Maharashtra.