Unseasonal rains in Maharashtra: Govt will provide farmers all assistance, promises CM

Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Sunday (April 5, 2026) said his government will provide all assistance to farmers who have suffered crop damage and financial losses due to unseasonal rains in several parts of the State over the past few days. Unseasonal rains accompanied by hailstorms and gusty winds have caused extensive damage to crops in several districts of Maharashtra, and losses have been reported on more than 1.22 lakh hectares of land.

"The government will provide assistance to all affected farmers. In Maharashtra, whenever there is unseasonal rain or hailstorms, we conduct surveys and provide compensation. The same will be done this time as well," the CM said here.

Officials had said a couple of days ago that the impact has been severe in north Maharashtra and parts of western Maharashtra, Marathwada and Vidarbha, affecting over 82,000 farmers.

The worst-hit districts include Nashik, Ahilyanagar, Jalgaon, Dhule, Buldhana and Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, where standing and harvested Rabi crops have suffered large-scale damage, they added.

Crops ready for harvest such as wheat, gram, jowar and bajra have been flattened in several places, while fruit orchards including grapes, pomegranate and mango witnessed heavy fruit drop, they said.

Heavy rains were also reported in Pune and Nashik districts.