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Also, poor rainfall has led to water scarcity, with structures created under the state’s flagship water conservation scheme Jalyukta Shivar almost running dry. AdvertisingSources said that the team, however, expressed satisfaction over the state government’s Jalyukta Shivar initiative. A water conservation secretary, who did not wish to be named, said: “The Centre’s team, after concluding its tour, expressed satisfaction over the works done under Jalyukta Shivar. Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has sought financial assistance worth Rs 7962.63 crore from the Centre. A CENTRAL team, which recently toured the drought-hit districts of Maharashtra, has in its report to the Union government emphasised that across the talukas in the state, the primary concern of the villagers was loss of khariff crop due to the failure of monsoon..