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MUMBAI: Distress among farmers in Maharashtra pushed 2,851 of them to end their lives last year, according to data compiled by state relief and rehabi.
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951 farmers ended their lives in the Amravati revenue division, followed by 877 in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar division, 257 in Nagpur division, 254 in Nashik division and 27 in Pune division, Maharashtra Minister for Relief and Rehabilitation Anil Bhaidas Patil informed the state assembly.
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