Beed, Nov. 7 -- Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Friday visited flood-ravaged farmlands in Beed, Maharashtra, and assured affected farmers of swift relief.

Speaking on the devastation caused by the September floods, Chouhan described the damage as "terrible," and said, "In Maharashtra, a 'terrible' flood occurred in the month of September. The flood was such that fields turned into heaps of sand and stones. There are many farmers whose crops were destroyed, but the prospects for future crops have also been wiped out. Today, I have visited here and also seen the damage to the crops."

He said the state government, led by Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, had conducted a thorough survey of the losses and promised that fa...