Question

Extent of damage to agriculture in Maharashtra drought 2016

Answer 1

The production of cereals is projected to fall 41 percent, and pulses 11 percent, as agricultural growth in Maharashtra is set to decline 2.7 percent for the year 2015-16, after deficient rainfall in 278 of 355 talukas (sub-units of districts), according to the Economic Survey of Maharashtra 2015-16.

Answer 2

Answer:

Nearly 90 lakh farmers in Maharashtra have been impacted by the drought that has devastated the kharif crop, official data shows. The figure is almost on a par with the population of Sweden. ... Two weeks ago, the state government officially declared that 60% of its villages were facing a "drought-like condition"