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Maharashtra govt declares 151 talukas drought-hit
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [Mumbai], Oct 31 (ANI): The Maharashtra government on Wednesday 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 d
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Maharashtra: Fadnavis declares drought in 180 divisions
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
Maharashtra [India], Oct 23 (ANI): Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Tuesday declared 180 divisions (tehsil) as drought hit and announced a slew of measures to provide relief from the situation.
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Declare Marathwada region drought-hit, demands Aurangabad farmers
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
Aurangabad (Maharashtra) [India], Oct 18 (ANI): Farmers in Aurangabad's Marathwada region have demanded that Maharashtra government should declare the region drought-hit.
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Bihar: 206 blocks of 23 districts declared drought hit
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
Patna (Bihar)[India], Oct 15 (ANI): The Bihar government on Monday declared 206 blocks of 23 districts from the state as drought-hit.
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Drought-hit farmers to get govt aid in Chhattisgarh: Raman Singh
Updated : 8 years, 2 months ago IST
Raipur [Chhattisgarh], Mar 22 (ANI): At least 9,50,452 drought-hit farmers will get compensation in a special programme initiated by Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Raman Singh, a statement said on Wednesday.
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MP CM assures help to drought affected farmers
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 13 (ANI): Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has assured assistance to the drought affected farmers of the state and also announced a compensation for the loss of their crops.
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Chhattisgarh Govt. to opt for 'employment-oriented relief work' for drough
Updated : 8 years, 8 months ago IST
Raipur (Chhattisgarh) [India], September 12 (ANI): The Chhattisgarh government-led by Chief Minister Raman Singh asserted that it will be taking various measures to provide relief to drought-hit districts of the state.
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SC stays Madras HC order directing TN Govt to waive farmers' loans
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 3, (ANI): The Supreme Court on Monday put a stay on the Madras High Court order directing Tamil Nadu government to waive loans of all drought-hit farmers.
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Centre approves Rs. 795.54 cr fund for drought-hit Karnataka
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 29 (ANI): Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday chaired a meeting of the High Level Committee (HLC) in connection with providing central assistance to Karnataka in the wake of drought (Rabi).
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Sena MLA sends 'proxy' to drought-hit village, faces heat from B
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Mumbai, (Maharashtra), [India], May 13 (ANI): The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Saturday came down heavily on the Shiv Sena after its MLA made headlines for sending his 'proxy' to meet farmers of a drought-hit village.
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Shiv Sena MLA sends 'proxy' to address drought-hit farmers
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Osmanabad (Maharashtra) [India] May 13 (ANI): A Shiv Sena leader representing Maharashtra's drought-hit district of Osmanabad allegedly sent a proxy to his constituency to address drought hit farmers.
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SC to hear Swaraj Abhiyan's PIL on drought-hit states
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 26 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Wednesday is set to hear a public interest litigation (PIL) filed by NGO 'Swaraj Abhiyan' seeking proper rehabilitation and financial assistance to the drought-affected people.
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