Fadnavis meets Modi, seeks financial help for Maha rain-hit farmers

MAHARASHTRA Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis met Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday to seek help for farmers who have suffered major losses due to heavy rains.The Centre will send a team to Maharashtra to assess the damage.

- SUDHIR SURYAWANSHI @ Mumbai

Based on their report, the Union government is likely to announce a relief package for farmers.

Later, Fadnavis said he handed over a memorandum to the Prime Minister on the situation in Maharashtra. “The Prime Minister asked the state government to send a proposal in this regard, which will be considered constructively,” the Chief Minister said.