Mumbai, Nov. 8 -- Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Sunday announced that the restrictions on deepening borewells in agricultural fields will be relaxed until December 15 to help farmers protect their fruit orchards from drought conditions.
However, the relaxation will be limited to farmers having fruit orchards and will not amount to a blanket lifting of the ban.
Fadnavis made the announcement while interacting with farmers and village sarpanches at Lohari Sawanga village in Nagpur district, where he celebrated Diwali with a farmer's family.
"Fruit trees take nearly 10 to 12 years to reach their present stage. If we fail to save these orchards now, farmers will suffer huge losses. Therefore, as a special measure, the restrictions will...