Overview
- The state’s primary report says unseasonal rain, wind and hail from late March to early April damaged about 2.05 lakh hectares across 29 districts.
- Agriculture Minister Dattatray Bharne ordered rapid panchanamas, the on‑field damage records required to release compensation.
- Losses are heaviest in Nashik, Dhule, Ahilyanagar, Jalgaon and Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, spanning wheat, onions, grapes, mango and other crops at harvest.
- Pune’s preliminary survey counts 127 villages, 4,498 farmers and roughly 2,357 hectares affected, with compensation proposals to follow final checks.
- The India Meteorological Department warned of more heavy rain, strong winds and possible hail in the next few days, which could slow surveys and worsen rot, fruit drop and disease in orchards.