We’ll overhaul water-sharing system: Ajit Pawar

Minister for irrigation Ajit Pawar highlighted the need for equitable distribution of water in times of changing weather patterns at the ‘Engineers Day’ celebrations last week. “The need of the hour is equitable distribution of limited water resources,” Pawar said. Farmers across the state are facing a difficult time; many fields are dry. The irrigation department has now planned an overhaul of the water distribution system. “After home and industrial use, the last priority is irrigation. It will take us five years to give our farmers a good irrigation system,” said Poornima Desai, an award winning engineer.