Financial aid given to hailstorm hit farmers, says Chavan

Also, wherever there is drought, we have provided tankers and water,” he said.  

He dismissed reports of a huge police force being deployed at the state secretariat ‘Mantralaya' to operate telephone calls.

“This process (deployment of security) is being followed for many days.

But it is not that a large number of policemen are being deployed at Mantralaya for security duty.  

Minimum force has been deployed there and we keep on reviewing security arrangements to further bring down the security,” Chavan said.