New Delhi: Pramod Nayak, 62, once owned nearly 14 acres of farmland in Kurunti village on the banks of the Brahmani river. The land yielded paddy during the monsoon and moong (green gram) and urad (black gram) in the months that followed. Mango and banana trees supplemented the family's income. Like many farmers in the area, the Nayaks relied on shallow wells for irrigation. Seasonal flooding from...