Nagpur has drinking water till June 2027 despite El Nino drought, but cuts being planned

Although drought conditions prevail in Nagpur district because of El Nino, drinking water stock for Nagpur city is available for the next eight months, that is, until June 2027. Guardian Minister Chandrashekhar Bawankule gave this information. The administration is discussing various measures to deal with a water shortage, should one arise.

After a meeting on the subject, Bawankule said that using the available water sparingly, stopping leakage and wastage, and making planned cuts in supply as needed are under consideration. Water will be supplied by tanker where required. Repair and revival of wells will also be taken up in some areas. The administration has been directed to plan adequately for drinking water up to June 2027, so that citizens and livestock face no hardship during a shortage.

He said priorities would be set in this year's planning. Instead of pushing deferrable works such as cement roads and beautification, the plan is to use the available funds for essential works such as water management and farm roads.

Bawankule also said 106 officers in the Land Records Department of the Revenue Department have been promoted. The government has set a target of completing land measurement in the state within 15 days to make it faster. He expressed confidence that the new promotions would give this work stronger administrative support. A scheme is also being drawn up to engage ITI-qualified engineers on an honorarium of Rs 35,000 a month and put them to work after the necessary training.

He also commented on the graduates' constituency election. Saying that the second-preference votes showed a large and consistently sustained trend of about 5,000 votes, he claimed the matter must be investigated. How such a large trend persisted so consistently should be probed. If second-preference votes appear to be falling in a particular pattern, the reasons behind it need to be examined. "Sooner or later, it will certainly come out who did what," he said.

He reiterated the point about taking responsibility for defeat. "Where we lose, we learn from it, and we try to correct our mistakes and win the next election," he said.

Guardian Minister Bawankule said that if there are mutual accusations over the Mahayuti's conduct in the Legislative Council election, the parties concerned need to counsel their loose-tongued leaders. He said no one should try to blame others or make unnecessary statements.

He also said the people of Maharashtra are happy that Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has completed 12 years in the chief minister's post. The state's GDP has risen, and major changes have taken place in the past 12 years in terms of all-round development. Bawankule said Fadnavis's tenure as chief minister has been excellent and historic.