Maharashtra Agriculture Minister Dattatray Bharne on Wednesday said the intense rainfall in September inflicted greater damage than previous downpours, and assured that the affected farmers will get financial aid before Diwali

Maharashtra Agriculture Minister Dattatray Bharne on Wednesday said the intense rainfall in September inflicted greater damage than previous downpours, and assured that the affected farmers will get financial aid before Diwali.

Talking to reporters here, Bharne also said there was nothing wrong with the demand for declaring a "wet drought", but Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and his deputies will take a call on it. Read More

Rains have wreaked havoc over the last few days in the usually parched Marathwada region, killing eight persons and damaging houses and

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