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
Dangal (film) that Aamir Khan play Phogat. Months prior to being approached for with the script, Aamir Khan had invited the Phogat sisters onto his television talk show "Satyamev Jayate", interviewing them on the first episode of season three in 2014. A few months after he interviewed them on "Satyamev Jayate", he was approached by Tiwari. Kapur and Tiwari went to Khan with the story, and Khan loved it in its first narration. Khan had just finished "Dhoom 3" and had begun shooting for "PK". He wanted to do the film after 5–10 years when he would turn 60, because the role