Fadnavis asks officials to visit drought-hit areas in Maharashtra, submit reports by May 21

As the drought situation worsens with summer, chief minister Devendra Fadnavis on Sunday directed the guardian secretary of each district to visit drought-affected areas and submit their reports by May 21. The secretaries have also been asked to review the relief work taken up by the state. The directives come at a time when the Opposition is trying to corner the government over its failure to provide relief to drought-affected people.
Meanwhile, Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief Sharad Pawar on Sunday resumed his tour of drought-affected areas, visiting villages in Satara district, interacting with farmers and visiting camps where the state provides fodder and water to cattle. On Monday, Pawar will visit villages from Ashti and Patoda tehsils of Beed district, considered one of the worst-affected districts in the state.

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