The 2012 drought in Maharashtra's Marathwada region was mainly the result of lack of good water governance and poor operation of watershed development and irrigation projects. A policy that restrains sugar cane cultivation and modernises all types of water resource development works will go a long way in ensuring that a situation as in 2012-13 is not repeated.
Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/feature-article/water-governance-and-droughts-marathwada
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/pradeep-purandare
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/journal/economic-and-political-weekly
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/drought
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/maharashtra
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/watershed-development
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/water-management
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/irrigation
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/sugarcane
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/water-supply
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/jalna-t
[12] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/osmanabad-t
[13] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/reservoirs
[14] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/urban-water-supply
[15] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/groundwater
[16] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/national-rural-employment-guarantee-scheme-nregs
[17] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/water-policy
[18] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/water-demand
[19] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/water-distribution