As per a report shared by the divisional commissioner's office, the region comprising eight districts received 606.3 mm of rainfall since June 1, which is 8.7 per cent above the normal expected rainfall
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At least 50 people lost their lives and crops on more than five lakh hectares of land were damaged due to heavy rainfall in Marathwada this monsoon, reported the PTI.
Nanded district has been worst-hit in the state, an official said on Tuesday.
As per a report shared by the divisional commissioner's office, the region comprising eight districts received 606.3 mm of rainfall since June 1, which is 8.7 per cent above the normal expected rainfall.
Marathwada consists of Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, Jalna, Beed, Latur, Nanded, Dharashiv, Hingoli and Parbhani.
Nanded, which was hit by floods last month, received 21.2 per cent more than the average expected rainfall.
The region reported 50 deaths, the highest 18 were recorded in Nanded, followed by 11 in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, six each in Beed and Hingoli, five in Parbhani and three in Jalna, the report stated, according to the PTI.
At least 1,049 animals died due to heavy rainfall, while 3,388 houses suffered damage, it said.
According to the report, crops on more than 5.62 lakh hectares of land, belonging to 15.78 lakh farmers, were damaged due to rains in the last three months.
Nanded district was the most affected, with crop losses on 2.62 lakh hectares, while in Hingoli, crops on 1.24 lakh hectares of land were affected, the news agency reported.
The administration has completed 45 per cent of the crop loss survey, the report stated.
Meanwhile, PM Modi on Tuesday announced a financial assistance of Rs 1,500 crore for Himachal Pradesh after conducting an aerial survey of the flood-affected areas of the state.
According to the Prime Minister's Office, there will be an advance release of the second instalment of SDRF and PM Kisan Samman Nidhi for the state to deal with the situation, reported the ANI.
PM Modi also announced an ex-gratia of Rs 2 lakh to the next of kin of the deceased and Rs 50,000 to the seriously injured in the flood and natural calamity.
After conducting the aerial survey, PM Modi had an official meeting in Kangra to review the relief and rehabilitation measures undertaken as well as assess the damage.
(with PTI and ANI inputs)
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