Mumbai: Even as Maharashtra faces one of its worst droughts in four decades and people are forced to drink dirty water, thousands of litres of water was wasted during Maharashtra Forest Minister Patangrao Kadam 's visit to Marathwada region on Tuesday. Kadam visited Aurangabad on Tuesday to meet BJP leader Gopinath Munde, who is sitting on a fast against Maharashtra government's policy to tackle drought, and convince him to end his protest.
Due to the hot weather, the area around the helipad in Aurangabad where Kadam's helicopter was to land had a lot of dust. So several thousand litres of water was sprayed on the helipad to ensure that there is no dust when the helicopter lands.
The opposition parties have alleged that the water tankers brought to supply water to the drought affected people in Aurangabad were used to spray water on the helipad and nearby areas.
While Kadam appealed to Munde to end his fast and mentioned about the water shortage, he ignored the fact the tankers used for supplying water to the people had been used to ensure that there is no dust when his helicopter lands.
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