The state Cabinet on Tuesday reviewed the drought situation in the state after which the chief minister Devendra Fadnavis left for a 3-day tour to drought-affected areas in Marathwada region.
Stating that the state government would not wait for Union government's help for helping drought-prone areas, minister for finance Sudhir Mungantiwar on Tuesday said that the state government would not hesitate availing loan while mitigating the drought situation in the state if need arises.
The state Cabinet on Tuesday reviewed the drought situation in the state after which the chief minister Devendra Fadnavis left for a 3-day tour to drought-affected areas in Marathwada region. He would be visiting four districts in Marathwada in first phase of drought hit areas tour. He would be visiting Solapur and Ahmednagar on September 6 and 7, 2015.
Replying to a question Mungantiwar said that it was true that fodder camps were not started yet but the government was yet to decide as to whether the fodder camp should have started or the fodder should be provided at the door-step of the farmers. He said that it was a huge task and government would not wait Union government's help while mitigating the drought situation in the state. He said that if required the government would not hesitate availing loan while helping the farmers of the state, who are hit by the worst ever drought-situation in the state in last many years.
BJP state unit president Raosaheb Danve on Tuesday said that both the governments including Union government and the state government were capable of mitigating the drought-like situation in the state. He said that the state unit of the party would be making an arrangement in next two days which would ensure that all the MLAs would reach out to villages and ministers would monitor the drought mitigation at taluka level. He said that the chief minister is reaching out to district places and reviewing the drought mitigation plans while government has already started providing food-grains including rice and wheat at Rs 2 and 3 per Kg in 17 districts in the drought-hit areas of the state.
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