Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, Sep 26 (PTI) Recent floods caused by heavy rains have damaged crops on 2.26 lakh hectares of land across 363 villages in Dharashiv district of Maharashtra's Marathwada region, an official said on Friday.

Nearly 2 lakh farmers in the district have suffered the crop losses, he said.

Excess rainfall and water discharge from the dams led to floods in villages, which inundated farms in Bhum, Paranda and a few other talukas of Dharashiv, triggering a large-scale damage.

As per the survey conducted so far, standing crops on 2.26 hectares of land. This land belongs to 1.98 lakh farmers. The loss is not limited to the crops as 1,048 houses were also damaged. The losses have been registered in 363 villages, the official said.

The district administration is conducting c

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