Cities and districts across Maharashtra are introducing water restrictions from mid-October as the state faces worsening shortages following a deficient Southwest Monsoon. The Maharashtra government has directed municipal corporations, municipalities and gram panchayats to impose a minimum 10 per cent cut in water supply from October 16. The state government declared 265 of Maharashtra's 358 talukas drought-affected in September, accounting for nearly 74 per cent of the total. Pune has announced suspension of water supply for a day every week, while Nagpur district has banned the drilling of new borewells. In Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, in the drought-hit Marathwada region, authorities have restricted the release of water for irrigation and directed industries to increase water reuse. The measures are intended to conserve available water supplies as the state prepares for the dry months ahead. Pune to suspend water supply every Thursday The Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) has announced that water supply across the city will be suspended every Thursday from October 15. The civic body said the restrictions were intended to extend the availability of existing water reserves until August 2027. As of October 13, the Khadakwasla reservoir system, a major source of water for Pune, had 38.78 thousand million cubic feet...

On education, the Chief Minister said the National Education Policy had opened avenues for foreign universities to establish campuses in Maharashtra

On education, the Chief Minister said the National Education Policy had opened avenues for foreign universities to establish campuses in Maharashtra

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महाराष्ट्रात मॉन्सून परतल्यानंतर निरभ्र आकाश आहे. यामुळे ऑक्टोबरमध्ये उकाड्यात वाढ झाली आहे. आज दिवस उत्तर आणि दक्षिण भागात वाढ झाली आहे. आकाश निरभ्र राहिल्यामुळे वातावरण उष्मीय झाले आहे. यामुळे उकाड्… · Photo : Humayunn Niaz Ahmed Peerzaada · CC BY · Flickr

वसंतराव नाईक यांच्या सल्लामणीची घोषणा करण्यात आली आहे, जी दुष्काळी स्थितीत फळबागांच्या वाचविण्यासाठी उपाययोजना करण्यासाठी केली गेली आहे. या घोषणेमध्ये वसंतराव नाईक यांनी आपल्या अनुभवावर आधारित उपाय आण… · Photo : Humayunn Niaz Ahmed Peerzaada · CC BY · Flickr