Maharashtra Water Crisis: Court orders water release for Solapur

A farmer from Solapur district, Prabhakar Deshmukh who was seeking water release into the Ujani Dam for the last two months, has finally get reason to smile.

The Bombay High Court has ordered Maharashtra Government to release water into the Ujani dam within 24 hours.

Responding to a PIL by social activist Shankarrao Sathe, the Court has asked government to release water from Bhima River to Solapur which is one of the most drought-hit areas in the state.

Ridiculing farmer’s protest for water release, last week Maharashtra’s Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar said, “There is this person from Solapur, sitting on hunger strike for 64 days demanding water be released from the dam. But where are we going to get water from? Should we urinate? And when we don’t have water to drink, it’s hard to pass urine as well.”
Later Pawar had apologized saying “biggest mistake of my political life” amidst fierce criticism.

After Bombay High Court’s order ecstatic Prabhakar Deshmukh told NDTV, “Ajit Pawar now there is no need to urinate. God has spoken through the High Court. He has blessed us. Now Ujani dam will have water.”

Shankarrao Sathe said, “This decision is 100% correct. For the past six months farmers and the public have been crying out for water.”

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