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Sunetra Pawar urges Congress, NCP to tackle Maharashtra drought
✍️ News18 Marathi
🗓 05 Nov 2026, 03:45 AM
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On November 4, NCP MP Sunetra Pawar highlighted the ongoing drought in Maharashtra and called on both the Congress and NCP to coordinate relief measures.
On November 4 at 1 pm, Sunetra Pawar, a Member of Parliament from Maharashtra, raised the issue of a prolonged drought affecting several districts in the state.
She warned that insufficient rainfall has strained farmers and rural communities, and urged both the Indian National Congress and the Nationalist Congress Party to work together on immediate relief and long‑term water‑management strategies.
The appeal comes as the state government faces pressure to allocate additional resources for irrigation, drinking water and crop‑insurance schemes, while opposition parties seek to hold the administration accountable.
Party leaders from Congress and NCP have not yet issued a joint response, but the statement underscores growing political attention to the water crisis ahead of upcoming local elections.
She warned that insufficient rainfall has strained farmers and rural communities, and urged both the Indian National Congress and the Nationalist Congress Party to work together on immediate relief and long‑term water‑management strategies.
The appeal comes as the state government faces pressure to allocate additional resources for irrigation, drinking water and crop‑insurance schemes, while opposition parties seek to hold the administration accountable.
Party leaders from Congress and NCP have not yet issued a joint response, but the statement underscores growing political attention to the water crisis ahead of upcoming local elections.