Mumbai, May 28 -- Persistent heavy rainfall has caused widespread destruction across Solapur district, severely impacting horticultural crops on 1,248 hectares spanning 128 villages.
The district has recorded 206 mm of rainfall, resulting in rising river levels and flood-like conditions in several areas, officials said here on Wednesday.
In many villages, rainwater inundated agricultural fields, leaving large ponds and damaging a variety of orchards, including banana, grape, papaya, custard apple, mango, chiku, and pomegranate. The extensive crop loss has left local farmers deeply concerned about their livelihoods.
Boramani village in South Solapur taluka has been among the worst affected, receiving 210 mm of rainfall over the past two ...