{
  "id": 9998828,
  "title": "‘Saw The Extent Of The Crisis After Meeting Farmers’: Shinde As Maharashtra Declares 265 Talukas Drought-Hit, Announces Relief Measures | VIDEO",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/26/saw-the-extent-of-the-crisis-after-meeting-farmers-shinde-as",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-26T14:06:43.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/mumbai/saw-the-extent-of-the-crisis-after-meeting-farmers-shinde-as-maharashtra-declares-265-talukas-drought-hit-announces-relief-measures-video"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Mumbai: Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Saturday said the state government's decision to declare 265 of Maharashtra's 358 talukas drought-affected was taken after leaders visited affected areas, interacted with farmers and assessed the severity of the crisis in drought-hit zones. According to reports, earlier in the day, the Maharashtra government had issued a Government…",
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  "coverage": {
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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."
}