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BHARATIYA JAIN
SANGHATNA
MAHARASHTRA
DUSHKAL MUKT ABHIYAN
BJS - MDFM
PROGRESS
REPORT 2018
8th April - 22nd April 2018
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BJS - Maharashtra Drought Free Movement
About Maharashtra Dushkal Mukt Abhiyan 2018
The prime aim of the Maharashtra Dushkal Mukt Abhiyan is to implement a replicable,
community-based water conservation and management plan at the village-level in all drought-
prone districts of Maharashtra so the state can get drought-free by the year 2022.
To attain the above aim, Bharatiya Jain Sanghatana (BJS) plans to work with the drought-
proofing programmes of the Government of Maharashtra, Paani Foundation’s Satyamev
Jayate Water Cup Competition, and other initiatives of like-minded organisations. BJS will
partner with local communities to ensure that the work initiated by them under the above
project reaches its fruition.
Background
BJS has worked in disaster response during various disasters for the last 32 years. Since 2013,
BJS has been working on a war footing to address and arrest the devastating effects of
successive droughts in Maharashtra.
Paani Foundation is a not-for-profit organization set up by Mr. Aamir Khan and Ms. Kiran
Rao in early 2016, with the objective to work towards creating a drought-free Maharashtra.
Paani Foundation organizes the Satyamev Jayate Water Cup Competition between villages to
encourage the villagers to do constructive work towards watershed management and water
conservation.
Paani Foundation and BJS Collaboration
The key features of the Satyamev Jayate Water Cup Competition by
Paani Foundation are:
• Mobilization for participation in the Water Cup Competition
• Villages applying with the consensus to participate in the Water Cup Competition
knowing that there are no funds provided for the same
• Selection of five motivated people – three men and two women – by the villages to
participate in the technical training given by Paani Foundation
• Training centres set up in different regions where the villages have demonstrated
successful watershed management implementation in the competition of the previous
year
• Creation of watershed management plan by the empowered villagers as per the
contextual requirements
• Participation in shramdaan (voluntary manual labour) by the entire village
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Role of BJS
• JS considers the above-mentioned work of Paani Foundation to be the biggest of its
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kind since independence and the ideal approach that befits Mahatma Gandhi’s concept
of self-reliance. Due to its years of experience of the ground realities, BJS knows the
challenge it will face in dealing with difficult topographical conditions.
• o strengthen this people’s movement, BJS decided to provide the villages with earth
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moving machinery support by procuring the machines and operating and managing
them, just like it did last year. This will enable the villages to complete the threshold
limit of shramdaan as per the regulations of the Satyamev Jayate Water Cup Competition.
• ast year, for the Satyamev Jayate Water Cup Competition, BJS provided 75,000 hours
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of machine support to 350 villages with the help of 490 machines (Backhoe loaders/
Excavators).
• For 2018, BJS plans to give 6 lakh hours of machine-support for this goal.
• aani Foundation officials, taluka coordinators (TC) and BJS officials work hand in
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hand for the effective implementation of this project.
Strategic Approach of BJS
Maharashtra Dushkal Mukt Abhiyan 2018 with Paani Foundation
BJS plans to strategically empower the villagers for their active participation in watershed
management activities by providing machine support to the villages that complete the
threshold limit of shramdaan.
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Scope of Work for BJS MDFM 2018
Under the Maharashtra Dushkal Mukt Abhiyan 2018, villages in 75 talukas of 24 districts in
Maharashtra will compete for the Satyamev Jayate Water Cup Competition 2018 between 8th
April and 22nd May 2018. More than 7200 villages are participating in the competition, out
of which around 3000 villages are expected to complete the target of shramdaan.
BJS Maharashtra Dushkal Mukt Abhiyan plans to cover 75 talukas of Uttar Maharashtra,
Paschim Maharashtra, Vidarbha and Marathwada regions as per the areas announced by
Paani Foundation for their competition in 2018.
13 Blocks: Amalner, Parola, Shahada,
Zone 1 Uttar Maharashtra:-
Nandurbar, Dhule, Sindhkheda, Chandwad,
5 Districts
Sinnar, Jamkhed, Patharadi, Ahmednagar,
- Jalgaon, Nandurbar, Dhule, Nashik, and
Parner and Karjat
Ahmednagar
17 blocks: Maan, Khatav, Koregaon,
Zone 2 Paschim Maharashtra:- Sangola, Uttar Solapur, Karmala, Barshi,
4 Districts Madha, Magalwedha, Aatpadi, Jath,
- Satara, Solapur, Sangli, and Pune Khanapur, Kawthemahankal, Tasgaon,
Baramati, Indapur and Purander
25 blocks: Motala, JalgaonJamod,
Sangrampur, Akot, Patur, Barshitakli,
Zone 3 Vidarbha :- Tilhara, Karanja, MangrulPir, Dharni,
7 Districts Warud, Morshi, Chikhaldara, Nandagaon
- Buldhana, Akola, Washim, Amravati, (K), Ralegaon, Kalamb, Umarkhed,
Yavatmal, Wardha and Nagpur Yavatmal, Ghatanji, Dharva, Arvi, Devli,
KaranjaGhadge, Selu and Narkhed
20 blocks: Khultabad, Phulambri, Vaijapur,
Zone 4 Marathwada:- Kaij, Dharur, Ambajogai, Ashti,
8 Districts ParaliVaijinath, Kalamb, Bhoom, Paranda,
- Aurangabad, Beed, Osmanabad, Hingoli, Osmanabad, Kalamnuri, Jintoor, Bhokar,
Parbhani, Nanded, Jalna and Latur Loha, Jafrabad, Ausa, Nilanga and Devni
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Machine support provided to villages in 2017 and machine support estimated for 2018:
Year Blocks No. of No. of No. of No. of No. of
applications by villages villages villages villages
villages for the reaching creating achieving demanding
Water Cup training level watershed their machine
for the Water management shramdaan support
Cup plan after target
training
2017 30 2000 1300 600 400 350
(65% of (46% of
total) those who
got trained)
2018 75 7200 6000 6000 3000 3000
Projections (approx.) (approx.) (approx.) (estimated) (estimated)
BJS targets to provide machine support to estimated 3000 villages, subject to the availability
of funds and machines in 2018.
The type of watershed management work in villages through machines will include the
following as per each village’s planning and requirement:
1 डीपसीसीटी- Deep Continuous Contour Trenches
2 मानाबां-मातीनालाबांध (नवीन)- Earthen Dam (New)
3 मानाबां-मातीनालाबांध (दरुु स्ती)- Earthen Dam (Strengthening)
4 नाला रुं दीकरण व खोलीकरण- Nala Widening and Deepening
5 शेततळे - Farm Ponds
6 पाझरतलाव (दरुु स्ती)- Percolation Tank (Strengthening)
7 कम्पार्टमेंटबं डिग- Compartment Bunding
8 कं टू राबांध- Contour Bunding
9 सीसीटी- Continuous Contour Trenches
10 विहीरपुनर्भरण- Well Recharge
11 Other Works- नदी/ओढापात्र खोलीकरण-रुं दीकरण- River /Rivulet deepening and
widening, शोषखड्डे- Water harvesting pits, वनतळे , C.N.B (Cement Nala Bund)-
गोळे काढणे, शेतबांध- Farm Bunds, वृक्षलागवडखड्डे -Tree plantation pits, गाळकाढणे-
De-silting etc.
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Planning and Implementation by BJS
BJS, established in 1993 by Shri. Shantilal Muttha, has long been working in the fields of
disaster response, school education and social initiatives, leveraging a strong network of
volunteers across the country. Since 2013, the focus area of BJS has been to increase the water
storage capacity of water bodies in drought-prone regions of Maharashtra.
BJS has proven its experience and the effectiveness of its approach toward drought mitigation
since -
• 2013 - De-silting of 117 water bodies in 100 days in Beed district, removing 20 lakh
cubic meter of silt for use on 5000 acres of farm land to make it fertile
• 2016 - River beds and nala cleaning, deepening and expansion work at 15 locations in
Maharashtra
• 2017 - Machine support to around 350 villages in their watershed management work
as a part of Paani Foundation’s Satyamev Jayate Water Cup Competition
Shri. Shantilal Muttha is overwhelmed with the participative model of Satyamev Jayate Water
Cup Competition that aims to make villages self-sufficient in their watershed management
work.
To support this initiative, BJS started working extensively before the announcement of
Paani Foundation’s Satyamev Jayate Water Cup Competition 2018 and has been working
meticulously during the competition period from 8th April to 22nd May 2018.
• S hri. Shantilal Muttha highlighted the role of villagers in the Maharashtra Dushkal
Mukt Abhiyan 2018. The village community has a major role to play in this project, in
collaboration with Paani Foundation. The villagers participate in the Satyamev Jayate
Water Cup Competition relying on their own conviction. It is the villagers’ self-drive
for capacity-building and the set of people selected by them that drives the project.
After contextual analysis and thorough technical inputs, a watershed management
plan is drawn. The villagers have to participate actively in this planned work through
shramdaan. Finally, it is the villagers’ consensus to request for machine support with
the preparedness to bear the diesel cost.
• In the initial phase of the BJS MDFM project, Shri. Shantilal Muttha held various
meetings with Paani Foundation, government officers and BJS volunteers across the
country. He appealed to the BJS network of volunteers from various talukas to take on
the initiative. He also motivated the volunteers, TCs and villagers for their proactive
participation in the project along with the government officials, various NGOs, public
representatives, and the media.
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Shri Shantilal Muttha (Founder, BJS) discussing the procurement
of machines with sarpanch, Ambegaon
• ork of this magnitude is not possible without a strong volunteer network. BJS’s
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network of volunteers participates in the advocacy, communication, government
liasoning, vendor tie-ups and logistic support.
• overnment officers and various political leaders from the respective talukas are taken
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into confidence for the smooth functioning of the project.
• hen compared to last year’s Water Cup Competition, stronger mobilization and
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increasing popularity are being observed this year.
• o ensure effective project management, BJS has appointed state level, district level
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and taluka level volunteer committees to oversee the work under the able leadership
and guidance of Shri. Shantilal Muttha.
• ppointments of State Project Director, Assistant Project Director, Senior Manager,
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Project Supervisor and Taluka Coordinators have been completed.
• n exclusive handbook listing all the roles and responsibilities of the appointed team
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has been printed for internal circulation to get clarity on the work to be done by each
team member.
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• The following tasks are handled at the head office in Pune -
o Program management and coordination
o Technology development and support
o Machine procurement
o Government liasoning
o Documentation
o Monitoring and evaluation
o Finance management
o Photography, videography, audio-video (AV) editing
o Social media and print media promotions and publications
o Fund raising
• e on-ground team is trained to address the emerging challenges and mitigate field-
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level issues.
• n advanced, technology-based monitoring and reporting system has been deployed
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for the project, and it generates real-time data from the field.
• arious protocols for WhatsApp usage, Mobile App, and Code of Conduct have been
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drawn up for effective project management.
• Systematic documentation of the entire project has also been planned and implemented.
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Training Programmes
The training of Taluka Coordinators - Two-day training for BJS TCs was held at Pune Head
Office on 24th and 25th March 2018.
Training of BJS office bearers- One-day training for BJS office bearers was held at Pune Head
Office on 25th March 2018.
Training of Project Supervisors- One-day training of Project Supervisors who lead five taluka
coordinators each was held on 2nd April 2018.
8 BJS - Maharashtra Drought Free MovementTasks done by Taluka Coordinators (TC)
• ach of the taluka coordinators took charge of their respective talukas and made visits
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to their respective villages, interacted with the village Sarpanch, and established a good
rapport with the Paani Foundation’s coordinators for their talukas.
• e list of the villages that have completed shramdaan is obtained in coordination with
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Paani Foundation.
• e taluka coordinators also attended various meetings in the villages participating in
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Satyamev Jayate Water Cup Competition 2018, meeting government officials and other
stakeholders to explain the objective and scope of BJS’s work.
• e taluka coordinators reported the information obtained from the villages in the
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prescribed format to their supervisors.
• letter informing the nature of work that BJS was to undertake in every village
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participating in the Water Cup Competition was given to every Sarpanch.
• The TCs ensured that the village generates funds for the diesel required for the machine.
• en, the machine requirement form was updated in the system. An MoU was signed
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with the machine owners after completing the agreement with the Sarpanch.
• e coordination between all the villagers, government officials and the representatives
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of Paani Foundation was successfully achieved.
BJS - Maharashtra Drought Free Movement 9Machine Procurement Process
Based on its previous experience, BJS drew up a protocol for the terms and conditions for
contracts with machine vendors. The district coordinators, supervisors and taluka coordinators
are making an effort to procure machines for the villages. However, as the project duration is
April-May, when many Govt. and private pre-monsoon projects are underway, machine
availability is a huge challenge.
BJS addresses the same by:
• Involving the BJS office bearers in the procurement of the machines
• aking the data of the machines available from the JCB Company and contacting the
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vendors
• equesting the Hon’ble Chief Minister of Maharashtra to ask for support from the
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District Collectors in providing the data of machine owners in their districts
• aking data from the Collector’s office about the machines available in their tehsil and
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then contacting the vendors
• Procuring machines from the neighbouring states
• equesting the District Collectors for the smooth functioning of diesel delivery process
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at respective sites
Dr. Rajendra Bharud (CEO, Zila parishad) and Shri. Shantilal Muttha (Founder, BJS)
addressing a meeting at Dist. Solapur.
10 BJS - Maharashtra Drought Free MovementConditions for Machine Deployment in the Villages during the
Water Cup Competition Period
• e villages participating in the Satyamev Jayate Water Cup Competition 2018 get
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machine support only after the completion of the shramadan target in the respective
villages (3 cubic meters per person) or attendance of Paani Foundation’s training and
completion of the watershed management plan for the village. (This is to obtain the
initial 15 marks in the competition.)
• J CB machine is provided for minimum of 250 hours of work, and Poclain machine for
minimum of 100 hours work without diesel.
• illagers have to arrange for the diesel expenditure through community contribution,
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government schemes, donations from voluntary organizations, NGOs, individuals,
etc.
• JS offers maximum machine support to villages that undertake massive shramdaan
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activities.
Building a People’s Movement
As the Water Cup Competition picks up momentum, the villagers are showing an increased
willingness to participate in shramdaan and watershed management tasks. In this phase of
the Satyamev Jayate Water Cup Competition 2018, shramdaan helps the people take ownership
and play an active role in making their village drought-free. Government officers from the
respective talukas are working day and night to facilitate the movement. Many government
officers, political leaders and public representatives are willingly participating in shramdaan
at various talukas across the state.
Social media platforms are being actively used for the promotion of this people’s movement.
Media and press are also playing a key role in spreading a positive word about this initiative
to fight the drought in Maharashtra.
Monitoring
• aani Foundation ensures a systematic process of capturing pre-machine and post-
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machine work status through a mobile app. This specially designed mobile app is used
to monitor and record the progress of work, with evidence on a daily basis.
• e progress of the project as per the schedule is monitored daily. The issues and risks,
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if any, are identified at the earliest for effective and timely resolution and optimum
mitigation.
BJS - Maharashtra Drought Free Movement 11• system of continual improvement through feedback is built and obtained at multiple
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levels and multiple facets of the project.
• JS’s office bearers from the respective talukas are also visiting the field to monitor the
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progress of work.
• e BJS Head Office team has also made field visits and conducted review meetings
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with all stakeholders during the project period as per the defined milestones in the
project plan.
• S hri. Shantilal Muttha has planned visits to different talukas across the state during the
period of 19th April to 4th May 2018. He is meeting government officials, political
leaders, public representatives, BJS volunteers, taluka coordinators of BJS and Paani
foundation, the villagers, and local media in respective talukas. Detailed discussions
are held with the villagers, government officials and all the stakeholders to address the
challenges faced during this phase of the Satyamev Jayate Water Cup Competition.
Shri. G. Shrikant (collector, Dist. Latur) addressing a meeting held at
Dist. Latur for procurement of machines.
• JS coordinates with Paani Foundation to cross-cheque and cross-share the data from
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the field till the dashboard.
• Reports are being prepared and shared with the donor organizations.
12 BJS - Maharashtra Drought Free MovementConsolidated Report till 22nd April 2018
Total number of villages eligible for machine deployment 805
Number of villages applying for machine requirement to BJS and willing to bear the
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diesel cost
MoU with machine owners for JCB machines (c) 353
MoU with machine owners for Poclain machines (d) 332
Total number of agreements (c+d) 685
Number of villages completing the machine tasks (phase 1 and 2) 116
JCB in use on the field (e) 147
Poclain Machines in use on the field (f) 177
Total number of machines in use on the field (e+f) 324
Number of villages ready to bear the diesel cost but BJS machine deployment in process 38
Note: During the 45 days of the Satyamev Jayate Water Cup Competition, the first 15 days are
important for shramdaan activities. So, the machine requirement is comparatively less during
this period. Increased machine requirement is observed during the period from 22nd April
to 22nd May. For the competition in 2018, the total machine utilization is estimated to be
approximately 3000 machines.
Plan of Action for the Next Phase
• e main feature of the Satyamev Jayate Water Cup Competition by Paani Foundation
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is the active participation of villagers in shramdaan. The initial days of the competition
are important for achieving the target of shramdaan.
• n appeal is made to more and more villages to complete their threshold level of
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shramdaan in this phase.
• otivation is given to the villagers to generate funds for diesel (required for the
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machines) through public contribution, under various government schemes, and
donations from voluntary organizations and individuals.
• urrently, 324 machines are deployed and working in the field. As the competition
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gathers momentum, the machine requirement can reach up to 1000 machines in the
second phase of the competition.
• nsuring in-time machine availability and fast deployment of machines on the sites,
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after the completion of due procedures and payments, is the most challenging part of
this phase.
• arious appeals are made to the common people to join the fight against drought and
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take ownership of the work.
BJS - Maharashtra Drought Free Movement 13Join the Movement
People from various walks of life can contribute to the movement in different ways.
• Become a Jalmitra- Most of the volunteering activities will take place in Maharashtra
between 8th April and 22nd May, which is the Satyamev Jayate Water Cup 2018
competition period. The ‘Chala Gaavi’ (‘Back to the Villages’) initiative by Paani
Foundation invites people to offer shramdaan in certain villages on 1st May – which is
both Maharashtra Day and Labour Day. It is an opportunity for city dwellers to make
a trip to the villages and lend villagers a hand in building watershed structures. To
register for this or any of our other volunteer programs, please fill up the Jalmitra Form
on Paani Foundation’s Website (www.paanifoundation.in).
• onations to BJS- This year, BJS has committed 250 hours of JCB or 100 hours of
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Poclain use free of cost to all villages that complete a threshold quantum of shramdaan
for the Satyamev Jayate Water Cup Competition 2018. Your contribution is going to
make a huge difference to the lives of thousands of villagers in their fight against
drought. Completing one phase of work for one village requires around one lakh
rupees. Those who want to support this massive effort can donate to BJS through:
1. Payment gateway at –
jalmitra@paanifoundation.in
14 BJS - Maharashtra Drought Free Movement2. Through individual donations to BJS
donation@bjsindia.org
Phone: +91-20-66050148
3. Send a cheque to
Account Name:
Bharatiya Jain Sanghatana
Level 3, Muttha Chambers II, Senapati Bapat Marg,
Pune-411016 (Maharashtra), India
Film Links-
1. Fight Against Drought-
BJS into Action https://youtu.be/uP_6Dl1Gjp0
2. T
oofan Aalaya, 2018, Episode 2 Featuring
Aamir Khan, Kiran Rao, Shantilal Muttha
https://youtu.be/cAOLvxbVINM
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DEPLOYED
AT VARIOUS
MDFM VILLAGES
16 BJS - Maharashtra Drought Free MovementAkola_Barshitakali Amaravati_ Dharani_Bhulori Amaravati_ Morshi_ Dabheri
_Lohagad Tanda
Beed_ Kaij_ Kewad Latur_ Paranda_ Kumbhefal Nagpur_ Narkhed
_ Baradpawani
Nandurbar_ Nandurbar Nandurbar_ Shahada Pune_ Baramati_ Sawantwadi
_Umarde khurd _Navanagar
Sangli_ Kawthemahankal Solapur_ Sangola_Balwadi Yavatmal_ Yavatmal_ Bhaari
_Kuchi
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