{
  "id": 9002302,
  "title": "100% drought likely to be declared in Maharashtra by month-end, says Minister",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/21/100-drought-likely-to-be-declared-in-maharashtra-by-month-end-says",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-21T20:14:01.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hindu",
    "slug": "the-hindu",
    "url": "https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/maharashtra/100-drought-likely-to-be-declared-in-maharashtra-by-month-end-says-minister/article71492104.ece"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Never seen such severe dry spell: Cooperation Minister Babasaheb Patil; he adds govt. has initiated measures such as fee waiver for students, electricity bill waiver, and deployment of water tankers",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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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."
}