Authorities in Maharashtra’s Marathwada region have acquired 512 wells and deployed 246 tankers to provide drinking water to 142 villages and 91 hamlets facing an acute shortage due to deficient rainfall, officials said on Friday.

Marathwada records 442.4 mm rainfall

The eight-district region has received only 442.4 mm of rainfall against its expected seasonal average of 679.5 mm, according to official data. Marathwada comprises Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, Jalna, Parbhani, Nanded, Beed, Dharashiv, Hingoli and Latur.