Aid officers worry about being criticised by the public and their own bosses if they spend scarce resources before there is an outcry.
The risk is that the solidarity force could simply cripple the NRF by diverting scarce resources.
At the same time, Maharashtra is moving rapidly into urbanization and industrialization, increasing the pressure on scarce resources.
But the operation has also been criticised for focusing scarce resources on thinly populated areas.
