Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. Maharashtra Leader of Opposition Ajit Pawar on Tuesday urged the state government to declare a wet drought in the state, citing that crops in more than 15 lakh hectares of land have been damaged due to excess rainfall in July and August. India News | Oppn Urges Maha Govt to Declare Wet Drought to Address Crop Damage Due to Excess Rainfall.
In view of incessant rainfall in the state, Maharashtra Leader of Opposition Ajit Pawar on Tuesday urged the state government to provide immediate assistance to farmers from Marathwada and Vidarbha areas whose land has been damaged due to heavy rains.
Speaking to reporters here, Pawar said Marathwada and Vidarbha regions received heavy rains in mid-July and due to which, the fertile layer of soil has been washed away
Since May 1, 1960 - the day on which was then called Bombay State was split up into Marathi-speaking Maharashtra and Gujarat, the state has only seen two chief ministers who have completed their full 5-year-terms