Union railway minister Suresh Prabhu and chief minister Devendra Fadnavis faced a huge embarrassment over goof-up at the lower level over a bill for transportation of water to Latur in the drought-affected Marathwada region. After a meeting with Fadnavis, Prabhu, known for innovative ideas, immediately stepped in and asked railway board officials to draft an action plan for transportation of water by rail network to Latur. Sangli collector Shekhar Gaikwad and his Latur counterpart Pandurang Pole prepared basic infrastructure at both places in a record period of less than a week. After a brief trial run, it was confirmed that water can be transported from Miraj to Latur on a...
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