Archive · 8 Oct 2026
Minister Orders Priority Drought Relief Measures in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar
Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar district is facing drought conditions.
Minister Sanjay Shirsat met officials to review how the district can help people and animals.
He asked them to grow more fodder so livestock can have enough to eat.
Farmers may receive subsidies to grow fodder, and officials should encourage cultivation near canals.
He also asked officials to improve water delivery and track water tankers with GPS.
Silt removed from water areas should be taken to farmers’ fields without charge.
Voluntary groups and businesses should be invited to help with relief work.
Officials should also arrange local jobs for farm labourers and plan to get assistance to farmers before Diwali.
Guardian Minister Sanjay Shirsat directed officials to prioritise scarcity mitigation during a district-level review on Thursday.
He called for more fodder cultivation, including along canals, and said subsidies could support farmers growing fodder.
Officials were told to prioritise water supply, tanker monitoring, desilting and free transport of removed silt to farmers’ fields.
Shirsat urged the administration to involve voluntary organisations and industries’ CSR funds, and to establish a control room for relief resources.
He directed officials to provide local employment for farm labourers and plan assistance so farmers receive it before Diwali.
- Who
- Guardian Minister Sanjay Shirsat, district officials, farmers and farm labourers.
- What
- Shirsat directed officials to prioritise drought and scarcity relief measures.
- When
- Thursday; the article does not give a calendar date.
- Where
- Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar district, Maharashtra.
- Why
- The district is facing drought conditions, requiring support for water supply, fodder, farmers and workers.
- Review meeting
- District-level monitoring committee meeting held on Thursday.
- Minister
- Sanjay Shirsat, State Minister for Social Justice and district Guardian Minister.
- Fodder measures
- Officials were asked to boost fodder cultivation and consider subsidies under the Fodder Development Programme.
- Suggested cultivation areas
- Canal-side land, Godavari River banks and dam backwater areas in Gangapur taluka.
- Water management
- Shirsat called for GPS monitoring of tanker transport and a schedule for water-supply rotations and distribution.
- Desilting
- Removed silt should be transported to farmers’ fields free of cost.
- Assistance timeline
- The administration was instructed to plan for farmers to receive assistance before Diwali.