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Maharashtra Drought: Latur Officials Inspect Rena Dam Amid Water Scarcity
- •Latur district officials inspected the Rena medium irrigation project, which currently holds only 20 percent water due to a poor monsoon.
- •Collector Bharat Bastewad, ZP CEO Rahul Kumar Meena, and Municipal Commissioner Rahul Kulkarni led the inspection on Thursday.
- •The entire remaining water stock in Rena has been strictly reserved for drinking purposes to tackle the drought conditions.
- •Authorities have ordered MSEDCL to disconnect power supplies to agricultural pumps used for unauthorized water lifting from the project.
- •Officials also reviewed rural livestock fodder availability and interacted with local farmers to assess crop damage and requirements.
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Latur district administration officials inspected the Rena medium irrigation project, which has only 20 per cent water remaining due to a poor monsoon, and directed authorities to curb illegal water lifting. Collector Bharat Bastewad instructed MSEDCL to disconnect power supply to pumps being used for unauthorized water extraction, as the entire water stock in Rena is reserved strictly for drinking purposes.
Collector Bharat Bastewad inspected the Rena medium irrigation project alongside other officials, and he has previously inspected the Manjara and Lower Terna projects in the district.
Officials reviewed the availability of fodder for livestock in rural areas during their site inspections. Due to severe rain deficits and dry spells, distressed farmers have resorted to collecting dried soybean stalks and harvesting standing sugarcane crops to keep their animals alive.