Expressing his confidence that the BJP-Shiv Sena alliance would recapture power in Maharashtra in the October 2019 Assembly with a huge majority, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said on Friday that if voted back to power, his Government would make the State drought-free in the next five years.
Talking to media persons at Dhule in north Maharashtra, Fadnavis said: “During my Mahajansandesh Yatra, the people are expressed confidence and love in their our government. I am confident that the ruling BJP-Shiv Sena alliance will get a huge majority in the forthcoming Assembly polls under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. We will make Maharashtra drought-free in the next five years”.
Fadnavis, who launched the second phase of “Mahajansandesh Yatra” from Dhule on Thursday, said: “During the first phase of the yatra, we reached out people in 10 districts. During the yatra, we are experiencing overwhelming response from the people. We had to suspend the first phase of yatra owing the flood situation in western Maharshtra”.
“The people believe that our government has worked for their welfare and hence they want us to come back to power. The popular mood is that only BJP led alliance should be in power at the Centre and in the state. Hence, under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Mahayuti will get a huge public mandate in the state again. We will do more work than we have done in the last five years and will make Maharashtra drought free,” the chief minister said.
Maintaining that Sulwade Jamfal irrigation scheme was very important for solving drinking water crisis and taking care of irrigation needs in Dhule and Sindhkhed talukas , Fadnavis said that the Centre had allocated a fund of Rs 2400 crore for this scheme. “By completing various irrigation projects alongwith this project, we will make North Maharashtra drought free and prosperous in the upcoming days,” he said.
According to the chief minister, 504 village water works under Jalyukt Shivar had been completed. “This year rains have replenished the water reserves sufficiently. In Dhule district, 84,000 farmers have received a loan waiver collectively amounting to `471 crore. Nearly 2.12 lakh farmers have benefitted from Pradhanmantri Kisan Samman Yojna. One lakh women in the district have got cooking gas connection under Ujjwala Scheme”.