Convene all-party meet on fighting floods in Maharashtra: Fadnavis to CM

BJP leader writes to Uddhav Thackerey detailing short and long-term measures

With more than 200 people killed and thousands of livestock dead in rain-triggered landslides and floods that have ravaged western Maharashtra and the Konkan region, former Chief Minister and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)’s Leader of the Opposition in the State Assembly Devendra Fadnavis has urged Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray to convene an all-party meeting to discuss long-term measures for tackling floods in the near future. Mr. Fadnavis has written to Mr. Thackeray detailing more than 20 short and long-term measures to tackle floods in the State. Ever since the rains lashed Maharashtra from July 22, causing staggering damage to human life, agricultural land and property, the BJP leader has been touring the affected areas in Kolhapur, Sangli, Satara and Raigad districts. Emphasising the pressing need for a disaster management cell in the Konkan region, which has been particularly hard hit by natural calamities, including cyclones, in recent times, Mr. Fadnavis said: “A permanent Konkan Disaster Management Unit, which is adequately equipped with manpower, is a must.”