Unseasonal rains destroyed 519 lakh ha of farmland across Maharashtra in 9 years

Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis admitted that climate change was a major reason for repeated losses, noting how even the rain-deficient Marathwada region was now reeling under excess rainfall

CLIMATE change seems to be hitting lakhs of farming families. According to government records, in the past nine years, 519 lakh hectares of farmland across Maharashtra have been damaged due to unseasonal rains between 2015 and 2024.

Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, too, admitted that climate change was a major reason for repeated losses, noting how even the rain-deficient Marathwada region was now reeling under excess rainfall. Read More

During his visit to affected areas in Solapur and Latur on Wednesday, in his interaction with the media, Fadnavis said, “Vatavaran badal [climate change