Mumbai, Oct 6 (PTI) Crops on 68.69 lakh hectares were destroyed across Maharashtra due to heavy rainfall and floods in September, which severely affected Marathwada and adjoining regions, an official said on Monday.

The government is preparing a proposal to be sent to the Centre seeking financial assistance for the affected farmers, said the official from the relief and rehabilitation department.

He stated that Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis held a meeting with both Deputy Chief Ministers Eknath Shinde and Ajit Pawar to review the proposal.

Officials said the floods in September have caused extensive losses across several districts. In Marathwada, farmlands and residential areas were submerged, while similar damage was reported from parts of Vidarbha and western Maharashtra.

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