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Farmers Seek Drought Declaration During Fadnavis’s Washim Visit
Farmers in Washim, Maharashtra, said their crops were suffering because there was not enough rain.
They raised slogans while Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis visited the district.
The farmers asked the government to officially call Washim drought-hit.
They gave the chief minister a written list of demands.
One demand was compensation of Rs 50,000 for every hectare of affected farmland.
Fadnavis was visiting farms growing soybean, pigeon pea and cotton.
He was also scheduled to visit Amravati.
Earlier, he said Latur and Dharashiv had received only about half their usual rainfall and promised possible help.
Farmers in Maharashtra’s Washim district raised slogans seeking a drought-hit declaration during Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis’s visit.
Farmers met Fadnavis at Mhasla in Karanja taluka and submitted a memorandum of demands.
Their demands included compensation of Rs 50,000 per hectare.
Fadnavis was scheduled to inspect soybean, pigeon pea and cotton crops affected by scanty rainfall.
The chief minister also planned to visit Amravati and had described conditions in Latur and Dharashiv as extremely serious.
- Who
- Farmers in Washim and Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis.
- What
- Farmers urged the government to declare Washim drought-hit and sought compensation of Rs 50,000 per hectare.
- Where
- Mhasla in Karanja taluka, Washim district, in Maharashtra’s Vidarbha region; Fadnavis was also scheduled to visit Amravati.
- When
- Thursday, September 24; the report does not specify the year.
- Why
- Scanty rainfall had affected soybean, pigeon pea and cotton crops and created drought-like conditions.
Key facts
- Chief minister
- Devendra Fadnavis
- District seeking drought declaration
- Washim
- Compensation sought
- Rs 50,000 per hectare
- Crops mentioned
- Soybean, pigeon pea and cotton
- Other scheduled visit
- Amravati district
- Rainfall in Latur and Dharashiv
- Around 50 per cent of normal rainfall
- Chief minister’s assessment
- The drought-like situation in Latur and Dharashiv was described as extremely serious
Sources
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