Agricultural Distress After the Marathwada Floods: Delayed Compensation, Crop Insurance Failures, MNREGA Gaps, and Lessons for Bihar and India’s Agrarian Crisis Management
Nearly a year after devastating unseasonal rains and flash floods swept through Marathwada and other parts of Maharashtra in 2025 — affecting an estimated 3 million farmers, destroying 6.5 million hectares of crop area across August and September — The Hindu’s ground report from districts including Dharashiv, Solapur, and Beed paints a picture of promises…