Singh assured Fadnavis that Central Government will stand with the Maharashtra government and provide all assistance needed for drought mitigation and will soon convene a meeting after getting report from Ministry of Finance.
In October, the Maharashtragovernment declared 151 talukas (administrative divisions) in 26 different districts drought-hit. Out of 151, 112 talukas have been declared severely drought-hit while the remaining 39 talukas are affected by medium drought.
The government also asked all the concerned ministers to visit the affected areas and make a report. It also asked the concerned officials to analyse the damage to the crop between June to September, decrease in the groundwater level due to the deficient rain in the season.
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