Mumbai: With the upcoming local body elections in sight, the Maharashtra government has revised its list of flood-affected talukas, adding 56 more regions under political pressure. This move comes even as the government withdrew its earlier decision to include 35 talukas, 30 from Konkan and 5 from Pune district, which were not severely hit by floods or heavy rain. After the revision, apart from three talukas in Palghar, no other taluka from Konkan remains on the list.

Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis had earlier announced a ₹31,628 crore relief package for 253 flood-affected talukas across 31 districts. These regions suffered massive crop losses due to excessive rainfall and floods between June and September, damaging over 91 lakh hectares of farmland.

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