What's the story

Maharashtra has been reeling under heavy rainfall and flooding for the past few days, killing at least seven people and injuring 10 others. The state government is now working on rescue and relief operations. Since June 1, Maharashtra has received 996.7mm of rainfall, which is 103.57% more than the average, causing extensive damage to agriculture and infrastructure across the state.

Crop loss

Extensive agricultural damage across state

Preliminary estimates from the state agriculture department show that crops over 69.95 lakh acres in 30 districts have been damaged. Beed, Dharashiv, Ahilyanagar, Solapur, and Parbhani are among the worst-hit areas with extensive agricultural and residential damage. From August 1 to September 22, crop losses have been reported in 195 teh

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