Overview

• About ₹1,829 crore has already been released to districts, with district collectors empowered and norms relaxed to accelerate payouts for crop, house and livestock losses.
• At least eight deaths were reported as NDRF teams rescued around 320 people and the Army airlifted 27 in hard-hit districts including Dharashiv, Beed, Solapur and Ahilyanagar, with more heavy rain forecast by the IMD.
• Authorities reported roughly 5.5 lakh acres submerged in Marathwada over two days and said rapid panchnamas are underway to capture broader September damage.
• Agriculture Minister Dattatray Bharne said aid for September losses will be deposited before Diwali and signalled steps to halt loan recovery in affected areas, while a ‘wet drought’ designation is under consideration.
• Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and Deputy CMs Eknath Shinde and Ajit Pawar toured flood zones as opposition leaders pressed for larger support, including a ₹10,000 crore central package and compensation up to ₹50,000 per hectare.