As many as 128 villages in Latur district of Maharashtra have been selected for implementation of the Jalyukt Shivar Abhiyan (JSA), a water conservation scheme of the state government, an official said on Thursday.

District collector Prithviraj BP has directed officials to hold special gram sabhas (local meetings) in the villages to be covered by the scheme and submit the draft of works to be carried out, by April 20.