He said that these applications (for the allotment of such land) would be cleared in six months.

"We need to scrutinise each and every application before allotting the land. The department currently has over one lakh applications from farmers asking for these lands under the FRA," the official said.

Fadnavis said, "We have also agreed to the effective implementation of the Nar-Par-Tapi-Narmada and Damanganga-Pinjal river connectivity projects (both pacts between Maharashtra and Gujarat) through which districts of north Maharashtra would get additional water for irrigation."

On the demand by protesters to implement the Swaminathan Commission's recommendation of giving farmers a Minimum Support Price of one-and-a-half times the cost of production, Fadnavis said that the recommendation was accepted and would be implemented.