Maharashtra Deputy CM orders probe into tree plantation drive during Fadnavis regime ANI | Updated: Mar 03, 2021 14:39 IST The previous government had undertaken a tree plantation drive aiming to plant 33 crore trees from 2014 to 2019. The then government spent Rs 2,429 crores on this drive, sources said.
The issue was raised by Maharashtra Congress chief Nana Patole during a discussion at the state Assembly on a starred question about tree plantation during Fadanvis s regime.
However, a committee will be formed by March 31 and will be given six months to complete its probe on the tree plantation drive, sources said. (ANI)
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Maharashtra minister being linked to woman s death not missing: Ajit Pawar
Pawar said he spoke to Sanjay Rathod, who is also the guardian minister of Yavatmal, on Thursday about the COVID-19 situation in the district located in the state s Vidarbha region.
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MUMBAI: Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar on Thursday dismissed the opposition s claims that state forest minister Sanjay Rathod, whose name is being linked to the death of a woman in Pune, has been missing.
Talking to reporters here, Pawar said he spoke to Rathod, who is also the guardian minister of Yavatmal, on Thursday about the COVID-19 situation in the district located in the state s Vidarbha region.
Speaking to reporters, the Maharashtra deputy chief minister expressed disappointment over people not following the COVID-19 protocol by violating guidelines
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Five labourers had died in the fire that broke out in a five-storey building in the SII’s Manjari premises in Pune on January 21. Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar on Friday said the fire that broke out at the Serum Institute of India (SII) in Pune last month, in which five persons died, was caused due to short circuit.
Five labourers had died in the fire that broke out in a five-storey building in the SII’s Manjari premises in Pune on January 21. However, the Covishield vaccine production was not impacted due to the blaze.
Mr. Pawar, while addressing the media after the annual general meeting of districts under Pune division ahead of the State Budget, said he had visited the institute after the fire in the presence of senior officials, including the collector.