Overview

• Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis submitted a memorandum to Union Home Minister Amit Shah seeking maximum National Disaster Response Fund support after reporting crop damage across about 50 lakh hectares in 31 districts.
• The India Meteorological Department and the state DGIPR forecast heavy to very heavy rain from a Bay of Bengal system through September 29, and say monsoon withdrawal from Maharashtra is unlikely before October 5.
• The state issued a rain advisory with red and orange alerts and directed precautionary measures through the State Emergency Operations Centre for Konkan, central Maharashtra, Vidarbha and parts of Marathwada.
• Relief disbursal has begun via direct transfers, including Rs 2,215 crore sanctioned statewide and a separate Rs 1,500 crore package for Marathwada, as panchnama crop-loss assessments continue with warnings to officials to avoid lapses.
• NDRF and Army teams are engaged in rescue and relief, farmer groups are pressing for loan waivers and a 'wet drought' declaration, and officials report 86 rain-related deaths in Marathwada this monsoon.