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Nanded Crackdown: Authorities Stop Unauthorized River Water Extraction Amid Drought
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News18•05-10-2026, 18:30
Nanded Crackdown: Authorities Stop Unauthorized River Water Extraction Amid Drought
- •Revenue and police departments in Nanded launched a major drive to prevent unauthorized water extraction from the Godavari river and Shankarrao Chavan Vishnupuri reservoir.
- •The operation was conducted under the directives of collector Rahul Kardile and tehsildar Sanjay Warkad to tackle the severe drought-like situation in the district.
- •Authorities disconnected electricity supply to 51 depots across multiple locations including Rahati, Jaitapur, and Someshwar.
- •Teams also severed 215 unauthorized electric connections to water pumps used for drawing water illegally from various sites.
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The revenue and police departments conducted a drive to prevent unauthorized water extraction from the Godavari river and Shankarrao Chavan Vishnupuri reservoir. Authorities disconnected electricity supply to 51 depots and severed 215 unauthorized electric connections to water pumps across various locations.
The operation to curb unauthorized water extraction in Nanded was carried out on the directions of collector Rahul Kardile and under the guidance of tehsildar Sanjay Warkad.
The crackdown focused on preventing unauthorized water extraction specifically from the Godavari river and the Shankarrao Chavan Vishnupuri reservoir.
