Overview

• The PCMC’s revised development plan had reserved a four-acre plot in Moshi, about three kilometres from Alandi, for a proposed slaughterhouse
• The proposal drew objections from former BJP corporator Seema Sawale, local residents, warkaris and religious organisations who argued it would undermine the town’s sacred character
• BJP MLA Mahesh Landge formally urged both the chief minister and municipal commissioner to cancel the abattoir reservation during the annual Ashadhi Wari pilgrimage
• Alandi is revered as the birthplace of Sant Dnyaneshwar Maharaj and marks the starting point of the centuries-old palkhi procession to the Vitthal temple in Pandharpur
• Fadnavis also confirmed that strict protocols are in place for coordinating dam water releases from Kolhapur and Sangli districts with neighbouring states to prevent monsoon flooding