Maharashtra Forest Minister Sudhir Mungantiwar said the peacock population had come down over the past few years.

Project involving around 500 structures would require budget of Rs 100 crore.

In rural areas, farmers to get four times the price of their land to be acquired.

Move aimed at ensuring no beneficiary can avail of free or concessional housing more than once.

The decision was taken in the pre-monsoon meetings addressed by Municipal Commissioner Ajoy Mehta.

‘There has been no mutation of the virus and hence the vaccine is effective’

A report by the state Mother and Child Welfare Department, in Melghat’s Amravati, shows 500 children on an average die every year,as against its population of 3 lakh.

The state revenue department notified fresh guidelines to allow direct purchase of land.

The state coastal regulatory panel had sent the undertaking.

Govt considering per tree fee to replace prior permission, also plans to exempt MSMEs from seeking nod to draw water up to a certain limit from dams.