India, Sept. 27 -- Maharashtra's Marathwada is not just fighting nature's fury - it is battling a far more dangerous disaster: the utter apathy and inefficiency of its own government. Unprecedented rains have ravaged the region, turning fertile farmlands into watery graveyards, sweeping away livestock, cutting off villages, and drowning months of hard labour in a matter of hours. Yet, the state machinery, led by Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and his two deputies Ajit Pawar and Eknath Shinde, has responded with a lethargy that borders on felonious negligence. Their delayed visits to flood-hit areas were not met with gratitude but with outrage, as angry farmers and villagers confronted them over the pathetic pace of relief distribution a...