{
  "id": 11220480,
  "title": "Marathwada Drought-Like Situation Maharashtra Orders Micro Water Planning Till August 2027, Drinking Supply Gets Priority",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/01/marathwada-drought-like-situation-maharashtra-orders-micro-water",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-01T14:45:33.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/pune/marathwada-drought-like-situation-maharashtra-orders-micro-water-planning-till-august-2027-drinking-supply-gets-priority"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Pune: Marathwada, a drought-stricken region, is facing a critical water shortage. To ensure water lasts till August 2027, officials are tasked with creating micro planning of the water distribution from dams. The superintending engineer of the irrigation department will convene with district collectors to execute this plan. Drought review The regulating board of the Godavari Marathwada Development Corporation held a meeting on Wednesday, with state irrigation minister Radhakrishna Vikhe Patil presiding. They discussed the drought situation in the state during the previous cabinet meeting. Water priority The dams in Marathwada region hold only 10 to 15% of their water storage. Given the dry stock in these dams, water has been allocated for drinking purposes. Irrigation impact Irrigation will be severely affected due to the drought. Nonetheless, the water tax policy will be formulated based on satellite images from 2024-25 and 2025-26. Dhule: Water distribution plan Dhule's guardian minister Rawal visited drought-stricken farms and assured farmers of aid. Drinking water distribution has been planned. Water allocation Micro planning of water distribution has been directed to officers to ensure water availability till August 2027. The Jayakwadi dam currently has ample water storage, so it will be utilized for Rabi season irrigation. Other small and medium dams will not provide irrigation water. Plan revision The superintending engineer will meet district collectors to finalize the water distribution plan. Adjustments may be made if necessary. Development issues During the corporation meeting, development issues like the impact of Godavari and Krishna Valleys on public life, migration, farmers' lives, industrialization, urbanization, and others were discussed.",
  "summary": "Pune: The entire Marathwada region has been grappling with the drought-like situation. Hence, the officers have been directed to make micro planning of the water distribution from the small, medium and big dams, so that the water will last till August 2027. For this planning, the superintending engineer of the irrigation department will meet all the district collectors in the region, informed the…",
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}