States » WestPosted at: Oct 14 2026 12:28AM

Mumbai, Oct 13 ( UNI) Crop damage assessments are progressing across Maharashtra in talukas where 'Trigger 1' survey has been activated under the state Agriculture Department's crop inspection and compensation process, with assessments completed in 30,608 of the 32,936 villages across 265 talukas, officials said.
As of Tuesday, assessments had been completed on 1.18 crore hectares out of the total 1.50 crore hectares of land under sowing and cultivation across the state's eight agricultural divisions, accounting for 79 per cent of the total area.
The exercise has covered 1,06,67,434 farmer account holders, or 73 per cent of the state's 1,45,16,825 farmers, according to the department's data.
The Amravati division has recorded the highest progress, with 95 per cent of the assessment work completed. Of the 7,435 villages across 56 talukas in the division, assessments have been completed in 7,278 villages, covering 29,86,923 hectares and 20,19,160 farmers.
In the Latur division, assessments have been completed across 4,355 villages, covering 26,08,563 hectares in 46 talukas.
The department is continuing the assessment process in the talukas where Trigger 1 has been activated to determine crop losses and facilitate compensation to affected farmers. UNI SP CDS