{
  "id": 17859218,
  "title": "Maharashtra sets up drought mitigation panel, approves ₹291.91 crore relief for flood-hit farmers",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/02/maharashtra-sets-up-drought-mitigation-panel-approves-291-91-crore",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-02T21:05:56.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hindu",
    "slug": "the-hindu",
    "url": "https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/maharashtra/maharashtra-sets-up-drought-mitigation-panel-approves-29191-crore-relief-for-flood-hit-farmers/article71657940.ece"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The measures follow deficient rainfall in parts of Maharashtra during 2026, prompting the government to declare drought in talukas identified under the Kharif season’s Trigger-1 assessment",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Free Press Journal",
        "title": "Maharashtra Govt Sanctions ₹291.91 Crore Relief For Farmers Hit By Heavy Rains And Floods Between June And August 2026",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/02/maharashtra-govt-sanctions-291-91-crore-relief-for-farmers-hit-by",
        "published": "2026-11-02T19:05:24.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}