Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Saturday sought central assistance for infrastructure projects in the state to ensure interlinking and timely completion of rivers in the drought-prone Marathwada region. Shinde sought central funds to expedite river-linking projects to make the Marathwada region, comprising eight districts, drought-free.

According to the PTI report, speaking at a meeting of the NITI Aayog Governing Council in Delhi, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, he cited projects like the Chiplun-Karad and Nashik-Pune rail lines, Thane Metro, Mumbai funnel zone and cluster redevelopment to seek central funds.