Maha: Unseasonal rains hit five districts, CM orders assessment of crop damage

Unseasonal rains along with strong winds lashed at least five districts in Maharashtra, damaging standing crops just ahead of the harvest season, Chief Minister Eknath Shinde said on Tuesday.

The chief minister took stock of the situation and directed officials to conduct panchnamas or assessments of the losses suffered by farmers, an official release said.

Standing crops in several districts in the state were affected because of the unseasonal rains, it said.