{
  "id": 15922233,
  "title": "Minister Gulabrao Patil Orders Village-Wise Water Scarcity Action Plans By October 25 For Nagpur, Amravati And Konkan",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/21/minister-gulabrao-patil-orders-village-wise-water-scarcity-action",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-21T17:05:58.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/mumbai/minister-gulabrao-patil-orders-village-wise-water-scarcity-action-plans-by-october-25-for-nagpur-amravati-and-konkan"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Mumbai: Water Supply and Sanitation Minister Gulabrao Patil has instructed officials to produce village-specific action plans to manage water scarcity across the Nagpur, Amravati, and Konkan regions by October 25. During a review meeting in Mumbai, Patil emphasized the need for these plans, though the areas are not currently facing severe water scarcity. The officials were asked to prepare these plans after discussions with local representatives and conducting field inspections. The Ministry of Water Supply and Sanitation has prioritized Jal Jeevan Mission schemes that are 75% to 99% complete. Patil urged officials to finish and launch these projects. For villages likely to rely on water tankers, special plans for enhancing local water sources were to be created. This includes projects like well recharging, farm ponds, contour trenches, and repairs to outdated structures using the 2% District Planning Committee fund. The Minister instructed authorities to find funding through mineral and corporate social responsibility funds for crucial tasks. Patil warned that water tankers should be a last resort for dealing with water shortages. He instructed officials to ensure wells are cleansed and disinfected, revive natural water sources, enhance supply management, and encourage responsible water usage. He also directed officials to visit villages promptly upon receiving water scarcity complaints or through news reports. Once completed and tested, such projects should be handed over to local bodies within a set timeframe. Local authorities must ensure these systems operate correctly, handle maintenance, and pay electricity bills.",
  "summary": "Mumbai: Water Supply and Sanitation Minister Gulabrao Patil has directed officials to submit objective, village-wise action plans to tackle all stages of potential water scarcity in the Nagpur, Amravati and Konkan divisions by October 25. He also instructed authorities to prioritise the completion and commissioning of water supply schemes under the Jal Jeevan Mission that have achieved 75% to 99%…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}