Rohit Pawar demanded immediate relief, fodder camps and other measures for drought-hit communities. He claimed crop-loss panchnamas had not yet begun in many places because officials were awaiting government orders. Beed: Parched crops and prolonged dry spells have highlighted growing drought distress in Marathwada, with NCP-SP general secretary and MLA Rohit Pawar demanding that the Maharashtra government immediately declare a drought in the region and provide ₹50,000 per hectare to farmers and.