Paani Foundation such as sugarcane are also cultivated in semi-arid regions, exacerbating the problem. In 2015, the state government officially declared that 60% of its villages were facing a "drought-like condition". This means that they reported a crop yield which was less than 50% of the standard yield in the area. In absolute figures, 23,811 of the state's 39,453 villages come in this category. This will result in a drastic fall in the state's agricultural output for the year, officials said. Aamir Khan's TV series Satyamev Jayate, which discussed wide-ranging social issues plaguing India, had originally addressed the issue of water scarcity
Satyamev Jayate (TV series) Commerce to allow the show to be aired in Karnataka. The first episode in Kannada was later released on show's official site. The show premiered on 6 May 2012 and was telecast on Sundays at 11 am IST thereafter. While the channel authorities were high on showcasing it in the prime time at 9 pm, Khan wanted to telecast it on Sunday mornings since the slot was commonly considered as "family TV viewing" time in Indian television after popular shows "Mahabharata" and "Ramayana" were aired on Sunday mornings and were highly successful. He was reported saying, "I wanted to telecast