The Centre is expected to release a first instalment of about `700 crores assistance for drought relief works in Maharashtra in the next few days.
Union ministers Mr Pranab Mukherjee, Mr Sharad Pawar, Mr Pawan Kumar Bansal and the deputy chairman planning commission Montek Singh Ahluwalia are expected to meet on this issue either on Monday or Tuesday, sources said.
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Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/maha-get-700cr-centre-aid
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/asian-age-new-delhi
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/drought
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/drought-relief
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/ministry-agriculture
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/ministry-water-resources
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/planning-commission
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/natural-disasters
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/maharashtra
