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Nagpur's Futala Lake faces environmental decay despite massive investment. Legal battles halt projects as pollution worsens.

Kanhan River in Vidarbha faces severe pollution from industry and sewage, impacting health and ecosystems with slow cleanup efforts.

Vultures have nearly vanished from Vidarbha due to toxic drugs and habitat loss, prompting reintroduction efforts.

Nearly 90% of water conservation structures in Vidarbha's Nagpur and Amravati districts are non-functional since years.

Political disputes over Dalit welfare funds in Vidarbha highlight challenges in fair resource allocation.

Fake medicines flooded Vidarbha’s hospitals from 2020 to 2025, endangering lives and exposing gaps in healthcare safety.

Vidarbha’s broken pipelines cause water loss, health risks, and economic strain, with municipalities struggling to respond.

Vidarbha's cities like Nagpur and Akola show gaps in monsoon readiness, while Chandrapur takes proactive steps for 2025 floods.

Tobacco-related cancers surge in Vidarbha, with oral cancer leading. High tobacco use drives this health crisis in the region.

Despite loan waiver promises, Vidarbha farmers face debt recovery actions and rising land possession notices.

Floods from 2015 to 2023 reveal major coordination, warning, and infrastructure gaps across Vidarbha's districts.

Financial crimes in Vidarbha, from GST scams to bank frauds, hit hard, with slow action and deep effects on locals.

Cotton farming in Vidarbha has driven unsustainable groundwater use, with extraction crossing 90% in key districts.

Over 21,000 farmer suicides and protest deaths in Vidarbha expose critical gaps in response, relief, and irrigation access.

Four decades after launch, the Gosikhurd irrigation project in Vidarbha remains incomplete despite massive cost overruns.

Vidarbha auto drivers protest e-bike taxi policy, fear job losses, demand talks and fair regulations to balance livelihoods.

Despite revised guidelines, tribal children in Vidarbha face severe malnutrition under the Mid-Day Meal Scheme.

Small farmers in Vidarbha face shrinking land, debt, poor yields, and unstable markets with little institutional support.

Vidarbha shows persistent gender gaps in education, employment, and financial access across districts and communities.

Livestock farmers in Vidarbha face poor veterinary access, staff shortages, and slow rollout of government health schemes.