why does maharashtra frequently experience droughts

Dear Student,
The following points will help you :
- The drought in Maharashtra is a calamity of sorts.
- Lack of rain, ground  water running dry: they have left the earth parched and cracked.
- Fields have run dry and crops have failed.
- Farmers have lost their means to earn, have become debt-ridden and depression has led to many suicides.
- It is a combination of a natural disaster and man's poor management of resources.
- Man has abused and over-used the natural resources.
- Water has been wasted and polluted for centuries.
- Man's actions have led to rivers, streams and ponds becoming dry and severe shortage of water.
- Water harvesting has not been done at a large scale and there is dearth of water.