Mumbai, Sept. 30 -- Maharashtra Agriculture Minister Dattatray Vithoba Bharne on Tuesday decided to donate his one-month salary to the Chief Minister's (CM) Relief Fund to assist those affected by floods in Marathwada and other regions in the state.

Bharne also informed that officials working in the Maharashtra agriculture department will donate a day's salary to the CM's relief fund. He added that the Mahayuti government will soon announce compensation to those who have suffered losses due to heavy downpour and subsequent flooding.

"We will compensate those who have suffered losses as soon as possible. The Chief Minister and both Deputy Chief Ministers of the state will soon decide on debt relief. Today we discussed in the cabinet as w...