Persistent showers over the past week have wiped out the water deficit a great deal in drought-hit Maharashtra. Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said Monday fresh water supplies in most parts of the state were now adequate to last until next June. Good rains across Maharashtra in the past week after a prolonged dry spell significantly augmented fresh water supplies in water reservoirs, said Fadnavis, who reviewed the rainfall situation and drought mitigation efforts Monday. Deficient rains in the first three months this monsoon had raised the spectre of Maharashtra facing its third drought in four years. While the dry conditions devastated the Kharif harvest, Fadnavis said showers in the past week had wiped out the looming water-scarcity threat in most parts, including in the worst-hit Marathwada belt that had remained parched for nearly 45 days until mid-September. Source - http://indianexpress.com/