All the fatalities were said to have been caused by lightning strikes during unseasonal rainfall which battered the state on Sunday. Meanwhile, Union Home Minister Amit Shah expressed condolences for the deaths caused by severe weather and lightning in the state.
Apart from light rains forecasted for Monday in some parts of south Gujarat and Saurashtra districts, the state is expected to experience dry weather from Tuesday onwards, as per the IMD.
Gujarat Disaster Response Fund (SDRF) said crop loss must be more than 33 per cent for a farmer to be eligible for assistance.
A report prepared by the Aurangabad divisional commissioner's office said that unseasonal rains affected 44,33,549 farmers, ruining crops over 41,49,175 hectares of land in eight districts
Four people, including two minors, were killed in Dhar district's Pipalla and Dahi villages after they were hit by lightning, an official release said.
Lucknow: 'Aam' or the mango - the summer delight for millions across India - might finally be a 'VIP' this season. This, as unseasonal rains have wreaked havoc on the harvest and production is likely
Bhiwani: Congress President Sonia Gandhi today appealed to the BJP government in Haryana to provide timely compensation to farmers whose crops were damaged in the recent unseasonal rains in north India.Her visit to the state
Mumbai: Mumbaikars who were hoping for a rather in-expensive New Year, are in for a shock as wholesale and retail prices of vegetables have seen a 25-50% rise in the past few days. Traders of Agricultural
Nashik (Maharashtra): Prices of good grade onions have shot up to Rs 1800 a quintal due to unseasonal rains which has spoiled much of the onion crops. Wet and poor grade onions are being sold
Hyderabad: 7 persons have been killed and 58 injured in incidents related to unseasonal rains which also left agriculture and horticulture crops in nearly 70,000 hectares damaged in Andhra Pradesh.All 10 districts in Telangana, Anantapur
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