Mumbai, Sep 30 (IANS) Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said on Tuesday that there is no concept of wet drought but announced that the state government will provide the same freebies offered during the drought, especially to farmers in the state.

The Chief Minister added that the state Cabinet took extensive review of the damage caused to agriculture and other properties due to heavy rains and floods in Marathwada and other parts of the state.

He said that the preliminary estimates show that about 60 lakh hectares of agriculture has been affected due to torrential rains and floods in the state.

“There is a continuous demand for wet drought but in the manual there is no mention of wet drought anywhere. Until today a wet drought has never been declared. However, the Cabinet tod

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