CM Fadnavis also said that crop loss will be assessed at the mandal (circle) level instead of the taluka level
“Considering the serious situation, the entire Karad taluka should be declared drought-affected,” Chavan said on X. Former chief minister Ashok Chavan, who switched from the Congress to the BJP, said he was hopeful that the Mudkhed and Mukhed talukas in Nanded would be declared drought-affected. We are hopeful that soil moisture, crop damage and other criteria will lead to them being included,” he said on X.
Former chief minister Prithviraj Chavan of the Congress demanded that his entire constituency of Karad in Western Maharashtra be declared drought-affected. “Low rainfall and a break in the rain did not apply to these talukas.
Because of technical reasons,” said Fadnavis, we do not want an affected area to be left out.
This year we have had two months of heavy rain followed by a two-month gap in rainfall,” said chief minister Devendra Fadnavis. He said that in such areas, a procedure has been formulated to conduct extensive sample surveys of crop loss (ground truthing). He said this is being approved as a special case even if the area did not meet the prescribed drought criteria. He also said that crop loss will be assessed at the mandal (circle) level instead of the taluka level. “In some talukas, the losses are concentrated in one or two mandals,” said Fadnavis.
“The ministers in the cabinet pointed out that in some areas, crops had been totally destroyed even though rainfall was not deficient. “The cabinet sub-committee will monitor this at the taluka level. Mumbai: Responding to demands raised by ministers in the cabinet, chief minister Devendra Fadnavis on Tuesday said areas with extensive crop damage which do not fit the deficient rain criteria for drought will still be included for relief after conducting ground truthing (sample survey for crop damage).