Meanwhile, the Shiv Sena has demanded IPL franchisees to contribute Rs 500 crore towards drought relief in the state. ...
11:59 PM, Mar 18, 2013
Spiritual leader Asaram Bapu has denied any wastage of water in Nagpur in Maharashtra, saying more water is used to have a bath. In a statement, Asaram said, "Only one tanker of water was used by thousands of people, so each person used only a minimal amount of water. We use far more to have a bath. We will continue to play Holi with water in other places and states...
12:00 PM, Mar 18, 2013
Self-proclaimed spiritual leader Asaram Bapu has come under flak for indulging in pre-Holi celebrations wasting water. Even as the state of Maharashtra is reeling under its worst drought in over four decades, the spiritual leader and his followers used tonnes of water. ...
09:36 AM, Mar 18, 2013
Anti-corruption activist Anna Hazare on Sunday claimed to have sufficient proofs of alleged irregularities committed in the farmers's loan waiver scheme of the Centre which was brought out by CAG report recently. ...
02:37 PM, Mar 17, 2013
After spending almost Rs 70,000 crore, the government's irrigation plan for Maharashtra seems to reaped no results. CNN-IBN's Smitha Nair travelled to the Nimna Dhudhna irrigation projects site set up in 1979, which is still incomplete despite a 50 time cost jump. ...
10:45 AM, Mar 15, 2013
Maharashtra is suffering its worst drought in 40 years, Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan on Thursday said that better planning and implementation would have lessened the impact of the drought in the state. ...
06:35 AM, Mar 15, 2013
Maharashtra is suffering its worst drought in 40 years. Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan in an interview to CNN-IBN has admitted that better planning and implementation would have lessened the impact of the drought. ...
11:46 PM, Mar 14, 2013
As the drought situation in Maharashtra worsens, allegations of siphoning off of relief funds have surfaced. The leader of the opposition in the state Assembly on Wednesday claimed bogus beneficiaries of fodder schemes. This came as the Centre granted Rs 1,200 crore as a drought relief package. ...
09:55 AM, Mar 14, 2013
An Empowered Group of Ministers (EGoM) on drought headed by Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar on Wednesday approved Rs 1,207 crore relief package to Maharashtra. Finance Minister P Chidambaram, Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar, Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde and Planning Commission Chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia were at the meeting. ...
11:27 AM, Mar 13, 2013
Maharashtra's worst drought in decades is being felt on the pavements of Pune where migrants from drought hit districts are arriving in the hundreds. They come looking for water and jobs and say it's impossible for them to return home. ...
08:26 AM, Mar 13, 2013
Leader of Opposition Vinod Tawde alleged that water was being diverted to breweries instead of giving it to farmers. ...
05:46 PM, Mar 12, 2013
Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar on Tuesday said that drought-migrants from villages will be provided water tankers. Leader of Opposition Vinod Tawde had alleged that water was being diverted to breweries instead of giving it to farmers. ...
04:00 PM, Mar 12, 2013
The Bombay High Court has restrained the Maharashtra Government from allowing excavation of sand in drought-hit villages, saying it would cause shortage of potable water for people and animals. ...
12:56 PM, Mar 12, 2013
Armed with jerry cans, pots and pipes, they come on bicycles, autos, and motorcycles. For hundreds of families in Jalna's Yashwantnagar, a leak in the Shahgad-Jalna pipeline is their only source of water. The taps in Jalna ran dry weeks ago, and as desperation set in, locals took matters into their own hands. They broke the pipe. ...
09:14 AM, Mar 12, 2013
The drought situation in Maharashtra has worsened with more villages being supplied water through tankers, an official said on Monday. The number of villages and hamlets depending on water tankers for survival went up to 7,075 from 6,488 last Monday. ...
05:05 AM, Mar 12, 2013
Drought-stricken and desperate, Gadana village in Aurangabad, Maharashtra, is a sea of wells. It's a tragic contradiction since most of them are dry. Government rules specify only one well for drinking water at every 500 metres. The Gadana village has 18 wells - eight in a 60 metre area, and yet, they have no water. ...
08:56 AM, Mar 11, 2013
Opposition must keep their political differences aside and co-operate during the budget session commencing on Monday, Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan said on Sunday. "The debate on drought and other important issues will be held during the session. Therefore, they (opposition) should co-operate," Chavan told reporters. ...
06:25 AM, Mar 11, 2013
Perturbed by the looming water crises in several parts of the state, Maharashtra Police has directed its personnel to remain prepared and handle possible water riots with "sensitivity", the state police chief said on Thursday. ...
02:31 AM, Mar 08, 2013
The central government has provided Rs 5.74 billion so far to help combat drought in Maharashtra, Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan said in Mumbai on Wednesday. ...
03:47 AM, Mar 07, 2013
The Maharashtra government had been losing a revenue of Rs 122 crore a year since 2008 due to the tax and other concessions given to the Indian Premier League (IPL) matches, state BJP spokesperson Madhav Bhandari said on Wednesday. ...
11:50 PM, Mar 06, 2013
