About famines in your area what do they do in earlier times?
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Victims of the Great Famine of 1876–78 in India, pictured in 1877.
Famine had been a recurrent feature of life the Indian sub-continental countries of India, Pakistan and Bangladesh, most famously during British Raj. Famines in India resulted in more than 60 million deaths over the course of the 18th, 19th, and early 20th centuries. The last major famine was the Bengal famine of 1943. A famine occurred in the state of Bihar in December 1966 on a much smaller scale and in which "Happily, aid was at hand and there were relatively fewer deaths".[1][2] The drought of Maharashtra in 1970–1973 is often cited as an example in which successful famine prevention processes were employed.[fn 1] Famines in British India were severe enough to have a substantial impact on the long term population growth of the country in the 19th and early 20th centuries.
Indian agriculture is heavily dependent on climate: a favourable southwest summer monsoon is critical in securing water for irrigating crops. Droughts, combined with policy failures, have periodically led to major Indian famines, including the Bengal famine of 1770, the Chalisa famine, the Doji bara famine, the Great Famine of 1876–78, and the 1943 Bengal famine.[4][5] Some commentators have identified British government inaction as contributing factors to the severity of famines during the time India was under British rule.[6] Famine largely ended by the start of 20th century with the 1943 Bengal famine being an exception related to complications during World War II. The 1883 Indian Famine Codes, transportation improvements and changes following independence have been identified as furthering famine relief. In India, traditionally, agricultural labourers and rural artisans have been the primary victims of famines. In the worst famines, cultivators have also been susceptible.[7]
Finally, the extension of the railroad by the British put an end to the massive famines in times of peace in the 20th century. [8]