Section 144 in MP district over water crisis
The Madhya Pradesh government on Monday imposed Section 144 of the Indian Penal Code in Betul district in the wake of a severe water crisis. Section 144 prohibits unlawful assembly of five or more persons at a place. All construction work, whether government or private, has been restricted, Betul's District Magistrate said. MP is facing a drought-like situation for a second consecutive year.