Updated On: 27 April, 2025 06:37 PM IST | Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar | mid-day online correspondent
CM Fadnavis also stated his government is making various efforts to mitigate the drought problem plaguing the Marathwada region, including a plan to bring at least 50 TMC (thousand million cubic feet) of water that normally flows into the Arabian Sea

CM Devendra Fadnavis speaks at an award function organised by Chamber of Marathwada Industries and Agriculture (CMIA) in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, on Sunday. PIC/X
The Maharashtra government will acquire approximately 8,000 acres of land for new industrial units in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar – the largest city in Marathwada – Chief Minister (CM) Devendra Fadnavis announced on Sunday.
According to news agency PTI, while speaking at an award function organised by the Chamber of Marathwada Industries and Agriculture (CMIA), Fadnavis stated that Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar is emerging as the EV (electric vehicle) capital of the country.