Jail authorities in Maharashtra are considering to shift inmates from drought-hit Beed and Latur districts in view of the acute water scarcity in the areas.

"We have prepared a contingency plan for shifting the jail inmates in these districts. So far, no inmate has been shifted, but we will do so if the situation warrants," a top official told PTI. If the situation demands, the prisoners will be shifted to places like Nasik and Dhule, the official said.