The decision comes in the wake of big farmers and private players resorting to digging new borewells on agriculture land due to water scarcity during summer.
The move is part of Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis' ambitious water conservation project-- 'Jalayukta Shivar Yojana'-- that promises to make 5,000 villages in the state drought-free in one year.
"The level of ground water is sinking by the day and the use of water is rising steeply. The condition in the Marathwada region and Buldhana and Amravati districts is especially bad, where borewells have been dug almost 1,000 feet below ground, but no water was found," state Water Supply and Sanitation Minister Babanrao Lonikar told PTI.
According to the minister, FIRs will be registered against those who violates the rule and licenses of vehicles involved in digging of borewells beyond 200 feet will be suspended.
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Lonikar said attempts are being made to save water in ponds and rivers.