Thane: Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Sunday underlined the need for organising mass marriages, saying such events go a long way in reducing financial burden incurred on individual weddings. He was speaking at a function in Asangaon town in Sahapur taluka where as many as 1,101 tribal couples tied the knot.

Many more such mass marriage ceremonies, which are low cost, should be organised, the chief minister said, adding they go a long way in reducing the financial burden of individual weddings. Praising the tribal community, he said its members have preserved 'jal-jamin-jangal' (water, land, forest) in the real sense and also protected the country's culture.