CM Fadnavis and DCM Shinde visit drought-prone regions in Maharashtra

A Latur farmer broke down in the presence of Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis during his visit to Latur district in the Marathwada region to assess the drought-like situation. Elsewhere, Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde visited Akola district on Wednesday.

The tour of CM and DCM comes after Mr. Fadnavis on Tuesday (September 22), announced the formation of a subcommittee to handle the drought issue under the chairmanship of Revenue Minister Chandrashekhar Bawankule, while issuing a drought GR by Saturday (September 26) announcing the financial assistance for the farmers, who faced crop loss due to long dry spell.

Nilanga, a taluka-based farmer, sobbingly said, “ Pani nahi, nuksan jhala ahe (No water, suffering heavy losses.”