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Agriculture
Drought to be ground-checked in Bhandara's Mohadi and Tumsar talukas
Mohadi and Tumsar talukas of Bhandara district are among 18 more talukas where the state will verify the severity of the drought on the ground.
Bhandara, 9 October 2026
Agriculture
Central team tours Gevrai and Beed talukas; 'Should I set fire to this cane now?' asks a farmer
A central team visited villages in Gevrai and Beed talukas of Beed district on Friday, October 9, to see crop losses and water scarcity at first hand.
Beed, 9 October 2026
Agriculture
Chandrapur collector inspects drought-hit paddy and cotton fields in Ballarpur, orders field checks on 20% of sown area
With a long break in the rains causing drought conditions, Chandrapur collector Vasumana Pant visited Ashti Rith and Palasgaon in Ballarpur taluka on Friday to see the damage to paddy and cotton crops in the fields.
Chandrapur, 9 October 2026
Agriculture
Central team reviews drought in Amravati division, inspects farms in Washim district
An inter-ministerial central team reviewed the drought in all five districts of Amravati division at a meeting in Washim on Friday, October 9, and then inspected villages in Washim district.
Washim, 9 October 2026
Maharashtra
Well full, taps dry: five tandas of Nagalgaon in Udgir taluka short of water
Residents of five tandas of Nagalgaon village in Udgir taluka say they are short of water even though a well dug under the Jal Jeevan Mission is full, because the network to carry it to their homes is incomplete.
Latur, 9 October 2026
Maharashtra
Groundwater falls in all 15 Jalgaon talukas; Bodwad down 2.91 metres
A groundwater survey has found water levels down in every one of Jalgaon district's 15 talukas, with the steepest fall of 2.91 metres in Bodwad.
Jalgaon, 9 October 2026
Maharashtra
Drought means a simpler Dussehra festival in Kolhapur this year; collector urges people to take part
Kolhapur's Dussehra festival will be celebrated simply this year because of the drought and the election code of conduct, the district administration said on Friday.
Kolhapur, 9 October 2026
Agriculture
Central team tours drought-hit Jalna; sees scorched soybean, withered sweet-lime orchards and dry Galhati dam
A central inter-ministerial team inspected fields in Badnapur and Ambad talukas of Jalna district on Friday, October 9, to see the drought situation for itself.
Jalna, 9 October 2026
Business
Banks must lend to farmers hit by El Niño, Nandurbar additional collector tells NABARD workshop
With El Niño likely to hit farming hard this year, banks should take a positive approach to lending to affected farmers, additional collector Dhananjay Gogte told bankers in Nandurbar.
Nandurbar, 9 October 2026
Maharashtra
Ratnagiri to shut water supply on Mondays to stretch Sheel dam stock
To make water last until April-May next year, the Ratnagiri municipal council will stop supply every Monday from October 12 and shorten daily supply by 15 minutes.
Ratnagiri, 9 October 2026
Agriculture
Rain gap hits soybean on 40,000 hectares in Naigaon taluka; only 507 mm of rain this season
With no rain for a month and a half in Naigaon taluka of Nanded district, soybean on about 40,000 hectares has begun to wither, and jowar and cotton have also been hit.
Nanded, 9 October 2026
Maharashtra
Check dams at Vetye lift well water overnight, villagers say
Villagers in Vetye, Sawantwadi taluka, say water levels in nearby wells rose overnight after the gram panchayat built vanrai check dams to fight the drought.
Sindhudurg, 9 October 2026
Maharashtra
Jalna's 67 small and medium projects hold just 9.69% water; Galhati project in Ambad runs dry
Only 9.69 per cent of capacity is left in Jalna district's 7 medium and 60 small irrigation projects in October, raising the question of how the district will get through the next ten months.
Jalna, 9 October 2026
Agriculture
Raigad guardian minister orders crop-loss survey of all paddy fields
With paddy turning yellow after the rains failed, guardian minister Bharat Gogawale inspected fields in Mahad taluka and ordered officials to survey crop losses across Raigad district.
Raigad, 9 October 2026
Maharashtra
Latur temple cancels Navratri cultural programmes, will give ₹1.11 lakh to drought fund
With drought and water shortage gripping the district, the Jay Ambika temple in Latur's Gandhi Market area has cancelled its Navratri cultural programmes and will give the ₹1,11,111 they would have cost to the state government's drought fund.
Latur, 9 October 2026
Agriculture
Vandri dam water kept for drinking leaves Palghar paddy farmers worried
A government directive to plan dam storage for drinking amid drought-like conditions has dimmed hopes that the Vandri dam in Palghar taluka will release water to save the paddy crop.
Palghar, 9 October 2026
Maharashtra
Kopargaon to get water once every six days from October 9 as next canal release is delayed
With the irrigation department's next water release delayed by drought conditions, Kopargaon town will get piped water once every six days from October 9.
Ahilyanagar, 9 October 2026
Crime
Forest guard in Shirpur taluka caught taking bribe from farmers for drought relief papers
The Anti-Corruption Bureau caught a forest guard of the Sangvi range in Shirpur taluka red-handed accepting ₹1,500 from farmers for forest-rights documents they need to claim drought relief.
Dhule, 9 October 2026
Agriculture
Guards posted on Nira left canal to stop theft of water bound for Shetphal lake
The water resources department has deployed eight guards from the Pune District Security Guard Board so that water released from the Nira left canal reaches Shetphal lake at full pressure, without being diverted on the way.
Pune, 9 October 2026
Agriculture
Central drought team inspects scorched soybean at Demani-Wahegaon; farmers say ₹35,000 an acre spent in vain
A central team on Friday, October 9, inspected soybean fields at Demani-Wahegaon in the Shekta revenue circle of Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar taluka, where kharif crops have withered for want of rain, and spoke to farmers.
Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, 9 October 2026

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