Mumbai: Over 1,700 villages have been affected due unseasonal rains and hailstorms over the weekend in Maharashtra, according to surveys conducted by the state government.
"1,27, 000 hectares were damaged on the first day and a loss of 60,000 hectares was seen on the second day of bad weather. 1,800 villages faced this difficulty and it's a very huge loss," Maharashtra Agriculture Minister Pandurang Fundkar told NDTV.
After farmers sounded alarm bells fearing massive losses to an already burdened agrarian economy, the government swung into action and ordered the survey. The state government has asked the centre for Rs 200 crore in assistance to deal with the losses.
Several districts in these two regions saw hailstorms and heavy rainfall leaving a white cover over the standing crops.
Kailash Jadhav, a farmer from Jalna district who suffered heavy losses, said, "This year the entire crop has been ruined. I don't know what to do. How do I pay for my kids' education? Both my plantations have been damaged. Where do I get money from? What if there is no help from the government? We feel like committing suicide thinking of these things even in our sleep."
"1,27, 000 hectares were damaged on the first day and a loss of 60,000 hectares was seen on the second day of bad weather. 1,800 villages faced this difficulty and it's a very huge loss," Maharashtra Agriculture Minister Pandurang Fundkar told NDTV.
After farmers sounded alarm bells fearing massive losses to an already burdened agrarian economy, the government swung into action and ordered the survey. The state government has asked the centre for Rs 200 crore in assistance to deal with the losses.
Several districts in these two regions saw hailstorms and heavy rainfall leaving a white cover over the standing crops.
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Kailash Jadhav, a farmer from Jalna district who suffered heavy losses, said, "This year the entire crop has been ruined. I don't know what to do. How do I pay for my kids' education? Both my plantations have been damaged. Where do I get money from? What if there is no help from the government? We feel like committing suicide thinking of these things even in our sleep."
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