The CM said the state will also draft a water management plan to tackle the sudden rise in floodwaters and heavy discharge from dams and rivers, especially in Western Maharashtra.
“These are unexpected incidents and we have to take lessons from these incidents. The IMD gives forecasts, but the state received a huge amount of rainfall in a short span of time,” said Thackeray. The state has announced free ration and additional shiv bhojan thalis in the flood-affected districts.
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