{
  "id": 8351285,
  "title": "Sharad Pawar urges Maharashtra government to declare drought, provide ₹50,000 per hectare relief",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/19/sharad-pawar-urges-maharashtra-government-to-declare-drought-provide",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-19T01:21:51.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hindu",
    "slug": "the-hindu",
    "url": "https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/maharashtra/sharad-pawar-urges-maharashtra-government-to-declare-drought-provide-50000-per-hectare-relief/article71481982.ece"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "NCP (SP) leader Sharad Pawar has written to Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, urging the government to declare drought and provide relief of ₹50,000 per hectare to farmers. Pawar's letter highlights the severe rainfall deficit across various regions in the state, with Marathwada experiencing a 69% deficit and Vidarbha a 61% deficit. He suggests implementing a one-rupee crop insurance scheme and setting up state and district-level control rooms to monitor rainfall, crop condition, water scarcity, fodder availability, and livestock condition daily.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}