Mumbai, Oct 9 (PTI) The Maharashtra government has allowed serving and consumption of liquor at premises located near dam backwaters by amending its June 2019 policy that had prohibited it, an official said on Thursday.

The Water Resources Department issued a government resolution (GR) in this regard on Wednesday.

Maharashtra has 3,255 irrigation projects, including 138 major, 255 medium and 2,862 minor ones, many of which are located in hilly and scenic areas, with several rest houses, inspection bungalows and staff quarters situated nearby.

Due to lack of manpower and maintenance, most of these properties remain unused, he said.

To promote commercial use and preservation of these assets, the department had on June 17, 2019 allowed the development of land and premises near reservoirs

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