Maharashtra to frame special SOPs for water and fodder management

Nashik, Oct 14 (UNI) Water tankers should be the last resort for supplying drinking water amid drought conditions in Maharashtra, Revenue Minister Chandrashekhar Bawankule has directed. He instructed officials to restore defunct piped water supply schemes within 15 days and prepare a special Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for water management and fodder availability. A high-level meeting of the Cabinet Sub-Committee on Drought Mitigation Measures was held under Bawankule's chairmanship at Sahyadri Guest House in Mumbai. All 11 ministers on the sub-committee, along with senior administrative officials, attended the meeting. Reviewing the state's water situation, Bawankule was informed that approximately Rs3,000…