Mumbai, September 25 (IANS) Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, who was with Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, in a memorandum submitted to Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday demanded adequate assistance from the National Disaster Response Fund (NDRF) to help the farmers affected by the natural disaster in the state.
Memorandum was signed by CM Devendra Fadnavis and his Deputy Eknath Shinde and Ajit Pawar.
“The Maharashtra government requires maximum relief allocation from NDRF to provide adequate assistance to the affected farmers and reconstruct their livelihood. Maximum assistance from NDRF will help in damage/land damage, livelihood assistance for flood affected families, assistance for damaged assets and help for damaged properties.
CM Fadnavis expressed deep concern about the situation caused by heavy rains and floods in several districts of Maharashtra, stating that it has caused unprecedented damage to agricultural land and severely affected the livelihood of millions of farmers across the state.
“More than 31 districts in Maharashtra are affected by continuous heavy rains and floods. Due to continuous heavy rains, heavy crop damage has occurred in huge ares, causing a lot of concern for the farming community. The State Disaster Response Fund (SDRF) has allocated Rs 2,215 crore for immediate relief to farmers affecting the CM.”
He further said that many districts are receiving heavy rains, until the Kharif season (September 2025) is expected to continue. So far, more than 50 lakh agricultural land has been affected by crop damage. The situation may cause additional crop loss in the state.
Earlier, CM Fadnavis on Wednesday assured the farmers after visiting the flood hit villages of Marathwada that the state government would stand firmly with them in this crisis.
“All the affected farmers will be assisted, separating all eligibility criteria, and this assistance will be distributed before Diwali,” he announced.
He said that the government will provide all necessary help, especially when rains like cloudbers, in many parts of the state, have motivated river floods, damage to crops and washing fertile soil.
CM also announced plans for flood-control measures: construction of a protective wall, renewing old barrage with modern gates, and suddenly building new barrage to regulate the arrival of water. He further stated that drone surveys and mobile photographs will be accepted as a valid record for Panchnama (damage evaluation) where physical access is not possible.
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