At a time when Latur has become the epicentre of the drought in Maharashtra’s Marathwada, the local administration is being accused of wasting water for a ministerial visit.
On Friday, officials used 10,000 litres of water at a makeshift helipad at Belkund village in the parched district of Latur in Maharashtra, where the state’s revenue minister Eknath Khadhse was to land. Ironically, he was there to review measures taken to tackle the severe drought and launch a scheme to tackle the water scarcity.
“It is rather unfortunate that leaders are behaving in an irresponsible manner at a time when there is water scarcity. There was no necessity for him to do this as he could have travelled by road. Government officials should be sensitive,” state Congress President and former Maharashtra Chief Minister Ashok Chavan said.
