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) productions on popular Chinese site Douban. Indian television producer-director Siddhartha Basu compared the show with "The Oprah Winfrey Show" stating, "I think Aamir makes for a pensive and studied Oprah. More power to him and even more power to issues he raises that affect us all. Hopefully, it will get people thinking and acting on it on a much bigger scale". The "Hindustan Times" and "Wall Street Journal" also compared the show with "The Oprah Winfrey Show". Parmita Uniyal from "Hindustan Times" felt the show succeeds in convincing people of the outcomes of such practices better than a government campaign