Mumbai, Oct 7 (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 has said.

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

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

The floods last month 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, as per officials.

Districts including

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