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Sambhajinagar Deploys Teams to Stop Water Theft Amid Severe Drought
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News18•06-10-2026, 20:15
Sambhajinagar Deploys Teams to Stop Water Theft Amid Severe Drought
- •The collector of Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar has deployed taluka-wise teams to crack down on illegal water extraction from local irrigation projects.
- •Flying squads will monitor water resources and seize pumps, pipelines, and electric motors used for illegal water diversion.
- •The squads include officials from irrigation and electricity departments, police personnel, and local administration members.
- •The district administration has also decided to acquire private water sources in rural areas as needed.
- •All nine talukas in the central Maharashtra district have officially been declared drought-affected.
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The district administration has deployed taluka-wise teams and separate flying squads to crack down on illegal water extraction from local irrigation projects, monitoring water resources and seizing pumps, pipelines, and electric motors.
The monitoring squads comprise officials from the irrigation and electricity departments, police personnel, local municipal administration members, and representatives from the gram panchayat.
All nine talukas located within the central Maharashtra district of Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar have been officially declared drought affected.
