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Farmers complain of dry spell induced crop loss in excluded talukas from drought GR

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Farmers complain of dry spell induced crop loss in excluded talukas from drought GR

 Official rainfall data from Automatic Weather Stations show 94% of normal rainfall, leading Mudkhed and Mukhed talukas in Nanded district of the Marathwada region to be excluded from the drought-hit list, while wells in the same banana-growing belt are running dry, affecting banana plantations. Farmers in these talukas said they have suffered losses, but because…

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Congress leaders seek drought-hit status for Mahararashtra’s Latur, urgent relief measures

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Congress leaders seek drought-hit status for Mahararashtra’s Latur, urgent relief measures

People from Bhatkheda near Latur, walk on dry riverbed of Manjara river to get potable water. File | Photo Credit: Vivek Bendre Congress leaders have urged the Maharashtra government to declare Latur district drought-hit and initiate urgent relief measures, citing inadequate rainfall and extensive damage to kharif crops. Speaking at a review meeting of the…

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