Unseasonal Rains Maharashtra

Unseasonal rains and thunderstorms killed 10 persons in eight districts of Maharashtra's Marathwada region since April 25 and damaged crops of more than 14,000 farmers, officials said on Friday.

Leader of Opposition in the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly Ajit Pawar on Wednesday said crops over one lakh acres have been damaged due to the recent unseasonal rains and hailstorms in the state.

Unseasonal rains, hailstorms and strong winds have left fields of grains flattened and harvested fruits damaged and destroyed across several states.

Taking a dig at the deputy Chief Minister, Team Uddhav said the intensity of Mr Fadnavis' assurances was more than the unseasonal rain and hailstorm that hit the majority of the state two days back.

Unseasonal rains along with strong winds lashed at least five districts in Maharashtra, damaging standing crops just ahead of the harvest season, Chief Minister Eknath Shinde said on Tuesday.

Chief minister Eknath Shinde took stock of the situation and directed officials to conduct assessments of the losses suffered by farmers, an official release said.

A central team is coming to Maharashtra on a three-day visit beginning on November 22 to assess the damage caused to crops in the unseasonal rain, a state official said today.

The Shiv Sena on Wednesday demanded that the Maharashtra government announce an immediate assistance of Rs 25,000 per hectare to farmers for crop losses due to unseasonal rains, and said "caretaker" Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has agreed to it.

Shiv Sena leader Aaditya Thackeray on Monday said all political parties should first focus on ensuring relief to farmers whose crops were damaged in unseasonal rains rather than thinking about the government formation in Maharashtra.

The Maharashtra government on Saturday approved Rs 10,000 crore as a special provision to provide immediate assistance to farmers affected by unseasonal rains.

Amid standoff with ally BJP over formation of the next government in Maharashtra, the Shiv Sena on Friday demanded immediate relief for farmers affected by unseasonal rains in parts of the state.

The Maharashtra government Tuesday granted administrative sanction to disburse Rs 11 crore to farmers who lost their crops due to unseasonal rains during the summer this year.

The Maharashtra government has given an administrative nod to release nearly Rs 313 crore from the state disaster response fund (SDRF) for farmers whose crops were damaged in the recent unseasonal rains and hailstorms.

Over 1,700 villages have been affected due unseasonal rains and hailstorms over the weekend in Maharashtra, according to surveys conducted by the state government

Unseasonal rain and hailstorm over the last couple of days have caused heavy damage to crops in Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh. While bad weather has mostly affected horticulture crops in the Vidarbha and Marathwada regions of Maharashtra, rabi crops like wheat and gram have been impacted in about eight districts of Madhya Pradesh. Both the states ...

Unseasonal rains and thunderstorms killed 10 persons in eight districts of Maharashtra's Marathwada region since April 25 and damaged crops of more than 14,000 farmers, officials said on Friday.

Leader of Opposition in the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly Ajit Pawar on Wednesday said crops over one lakh acres have been damaged due to the recent unseasonal rains and hailstorms in the state.

Unseasonal rains, hailstorms and strong winds have left fields of grains flattened and harvested fruits damaged and destroyed across several states.

Taking a dig at the deputy Chief Minister, Team Uddhav said the intensity of Mr Fadnavis' assurances was more than the unseasonal rain and hailstorm that hit the majority of the state two days back.

Unseasonal rains along with strong winds lashed at least five districts in Maharashtra, damaging standing crops just ahead of the harvest season, Chief Minister Eknath Shinde said on Tuesday.

Chief minister Eknath Shinde took stock of the situation and directed officials to conduct assessments of the losses suffered by farmers, an official release said.

A central team is coming to Maharashtra on a three-day visit beginning on November 22 to assess the damage caused to crops in the unseasonal rain, a state official said today.

The Shiv Sena on Wednesday demanded that the Maharashtra government announce an immediate assistance of Rs 25,000 per hectare to farmers for crop losses due to unseasonal rains, and said "caretaker" Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has agreed to it.

Shiv Sena leader Aaditya Thackeray on Monday said all political parties should first focus on ensuring relief to farmers whose crops were damaged in unseasonal rains rather than thinking about the government formation in Maharashtra.

The Maharashtra government on Saturday approved Rs 10,000 crore as a special provision to provide immediate assistance to farmers affected by unseasonal rains.

Amid standoff with ally BJP over formation of the next government in Maharashtra, the Shiv Sena on Friday demanded immediate relief for farmers affected by unseasonal rains in parts of the state.

The Maharashtra government Tuesday granted administrative sanction to disburse Rs 11 crore to farmers who lost their crops due to unseasonal rains during the summer this year.

The Maharashtra government has given an administrative nod to release nearly Rs 313 crore from the state disaster response fund (SDRF) for farmers whose crops were damaged in the recent unseasonal rains and hailstorms.

Over 1,700 villages have been affected due unseasonal rains and hailstorms over the weekend in Maharashtra, according to surveys conducted by the state government

Unseasonal rain and hailstorm over the last couple of days have caused heavy damage to crops in Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh. While bad weather has mostly affected horticulture crops in the Vidarbha and Marathwada regions of Maharashtra, rabi crops like wheat and gram have been impacted in about eight districts of Madhya Pradesh. Both the states ...