Apart from this, he also announced revised administrative sanctions for irrigation projects worth Rs 14,000 crore.
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"The system is progressing. We are hopeful of Madhya Maharashtra and Marathwada receiving widespread showers," an IMD official said.
The heavy rains between September 21 and September 26 affected 3,821 villages in the region where 199 cattle have died so far, according to state minister Dileep Kamble.
"The region was facing a drought like situation and my government had disbursed Rs 4,000 crore to the farmers as an aid," the Chief Minister said.
To commemorate its 11 years of operations, budget airline SpiceJet said it has partnered with an NGO to supply nearly 71,500 litres water to 11 villages in drought-hit Latur district under Marathwada region of Maharashtra daily
State Finance Minister Sudhir Mungantiwar, who heads the committee, said that there are a total of 2,54,050 small scale industries in the state, of which 30,549 are closed.
Speaking to reporters at Y B Chavan Center near Mantralaya here today, a senior official from state Agriculture Ministry said that at present only 30 percent of farmers are covered under crop insurance scheme Prime Minister Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY).
According to the latest Water Resources Department data for the week ending April 15, only three percent of water stock is available in all the 814 major, medium and minor irrigation projects in parched Marathwada region.
The Shiv Sena also said that while efforts of the Chief Minister and state Industries minister to bring investments need to be appreciated, Vidarbha and Marathwada region also need to be developed as over 1,000 farmers have committed suicide there in the past year.
As per information available till May 25, about 311 government-owned tankers and 2,047 private ones are supplying drinking water in these areas. Last year, 2,322 tankers had supplied water to 884 villages and 2,081 wadis (hamlets), an official in the water supply department said.
Irrigation statics from Maharastra are dismal with only 16-17 percent land being irrigated but for Marathwada it‘s even poor, where only 7-8 percent is irrigated and rest depends on monsoon for irrigation and cultivation.