Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis promises jobs, water to drought-hit farmers

The government would be giving employment to farm labourers from all the drought-hit districts of the state and provide drinking water to such villages by deploying railway wagons.

Chief minister Devendra Fadnavis assured the villagers in parts of Solapur district that his government would take all necessary steps to mitigate the worst ever drought being faced by the state. Fadnavis visited various areas in Solapur on Sunday and reviewed the situation during a meeting at the end of day-long trip. The Solapur unit of Bharatiya Janata Party donated Rs1 lakh towards chief minister's drought-relief fund. Solapur resident Dr Jayant Golwalkar also donated Rs1 lakh towards drought-relief measures.

Fadnavis went on to visit Kurnur dam in Akkalkot taluka. He also visited Kardehalli in Mohol taluka and Rampur to witness de-silting of a dam. In Malikpet in Mohol taluka, Fadnais met farmers whose cane crops were damaged due to lack of rains. He also met farm labourers working under the Employment Guarantee Scheme at Kardehalli and interacted with them.

The chief minister assured the farmers that the state government would not spare any effort to help them in mitigating the worst ever situation faced by state due to drought. He said that the government has prepared a detailed plan to provide water to every village. He said that state government would take help from the Railways to provide water by railway wagons wherever necessary and feasible.

Fadnavis informed the farmers that his government has decided to help their children by paying for their educational fees. This fees, he said, would include that of professional courses. He assured the farmers that the state has planned for providing employment to all the farm labourers in drought-hit districts so that they can have a livelihood despite the lack of rainfall.