Fadnavis and Shinde tour drought-hit areas in Maharashtra

Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde have visited drought-prone regions in the state, The Hindu reported. The tour follows Fadnavis’s announcement that the government would form a subcommittee to handle the drought issue. The committee is to be chaired by Revenue Minister Chandrashekhar Bawankule, according to the supplied report.

The available material does not identify the specific regions visited by the chief minister and deputy chief minister, describe conditions there or state what measures were discussed during the tour. It also does not provide the subcommittee’s membership, its terms of reference or a deadline for recommendations. The reported developments indicate that the state government is addressing the drought through both a ministerial panel and visits by its two senior leaders.