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A farmer from Mannargudi, in the Cauvery Delta region of Tamil Nadu, stores scarce water in stainless steel pots and a cistern at his home. The worst drought in 140 years is battering the southeast Bay of Bengal state. Photo/Dhruv Malhotra

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