Overview

• State data put damage from the August 15–20 deluge at 14.44 lakh hectares of Kharif crops across 29 districts.
• Losses span 191 talukas and 654 revenue circles, with Nanded worst hit at about 6.20 lakh hectares, followed by Yavatmal and Washim at around 1.65 lakh hectares each and Dharashiv at 1.50 lakh hectares.
• Key crops harmed include soybean, cotton, maize, urad, tur and moong, with additional losses to vegetables, fruits, bajra, sugarcane, onion, jowar and turmeric.
• The agriculture minister said panchnamas are in their final stage and pledged that immediate relief will reach all eligible farmers.
• Opposition leaders contend compensation efforts have lagged, as Haryana separately reports 1.56 lakh farmers filing crop-damage claims for 9.18 lakh acres on the e-Kshatipurti portal.