Uddhav wants water for breweries stopped, BJP minister opposes

Shiv Sena president Uddhav Thackeray today said Maharashtra government should stop water supply to beer manufacturing units in the drought-hit Marathwada region to tackle acute shortage of drinking water.
"Water supply to beer units should be stopped in view of the drought," Uddhav said at Aurangabad, where the breweries are located.
However, a BJP minister in the Devendra Fadnavis-led government today said cutting off water supply to breweries won't be such a good idea.
"If beer units are using drinking water, it should be stopped. But discontinuing supply of water reserved for them as industrial units is not alright," Rural Development Minister Pankaja Munde said in Beed, also in the Marathwada region.

Water Resources Minister Girish Mahajan said he has sought a report from the Aurangabad Divisional Commissioner and other senior officials on the requirement of water for liquor companies.
"If needed, we will not hesitate to stop water supply to these units," he said.