Mumbai, Sep 25 (PTI) Torrential rains and subsequent flooding have destroyed crops on 83.77 lakh acres of land across Maharashtra over the last one week, a senior state government official said on Thursday.

Rains and flooding have wreaked havoc in the parts of the state, especially Marathwada region, causing large-scale damage to crops in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, Nanded, Dharashiv, Jalna and other districts. Solapur district in western Maharashtra also witnessed a similar situation.

Heavy rains battered 654 revenue circles across the state, damaging crops on 83.77 lakh acres of land. Soybean, cotton, onion, jowar and turmeric are among the worst-hit crops in Beed, Dharashiv, Solapur, Nanded, Yavatmal, Buldhana and Hingoli districts, the official said.

Talking to reporters, Agriculture

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