Maha declares drought in 11k Vidarbha villages
The Maharashtra government has declared a drought in 11,962 villages in the Vidarbha region. CM Devendra Fadnavis allocated ₹1,000 crore for immediate relief in the villages and said more funds will be allotted after assessing the loss. This brings the total number of villages affected by the drought to 27,723, which is over half of the 43,000 villages in Maharashtra. 