The recent floods in western Maharashtra damaged sugarcane crop, causing a loss of more than Rs 2,200 crore to the farmers in Kolhapur, Sangli and Satara. read more

The activists produced a letter given by Credai Kolhapur to the CM’s office on October 9, 2018, objecting to the marking of a new flood line in Kolhapur and demanding that the 1981 flood in the district be the benchmark for any flood line. read more

At least 250 of the 1,000 students are from streams where Psychology is a major. The team will be accompanied by trained counsellors and relief aid workers who will guide the students to ensure their outreach remains effective. read more

Although he did not disclose the amount he plans to donate, he urged other organisers too to cancel their events. read more

According to the PIL, the floods were caused due to the mismanagement of water flow from the Krishna River and its tributaries. read more

Chief minister Devendra Fadnavis chaired the first meeting of the cabinet sub-committee appointed to review the rehabilitation of flood-affected families from Sangli, Kolhapur, Satara, districts in the Konkan, Nashik and other parts of the state. read more

NCP chief Sharad Pawar on Sunday said that the party will start an agitation if their demands of providing relief to floods victim are not met. read more

Attacks by leopards are mainly reported from Pune and Ahmednagar districts, wild boar and elephant in Kolhapur and tiger near the animal reserves mainly in Vidharbha area. Officials estimate at least 40 people are killed in animal attacks and hundreds... read more

Animal rescuers said thousands of reptiles and other creatures are likely to have been washed into submerged houses. read more

Kolhapur is not the only district reeling in the aftermath of unprecedented rains. As floodwaters recede, Kolhapur’s Shirol and Kurundwad talukas have also fast become the focus of rescue and relief work. read more

Nishant Yadav, assistant commandant, Coast Guard, said on Tuesday that more than 800 kg of food and drinking materials had been rushed to Rajapurwadi and Khidrapur villages, ahead of Sainik Takali, which were facing acute shortage of supplies. read more

Daulat Desai, Kolhapur district collector, said, “While it is true that our mechanism of reaching out to the people with the pre-warnings did not completely succeed in these districts, from our end, we tried the best in our capacity to reach out to people... read more

Many women and girls including lady police personnel expressed their gratitude towards security personnel by tying Rakhi on their wrists on Monday. read more

The order, which is similar to the one issued under section 144 of the Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC) that prevent assembly of more than four people in an area, was issued under section 37 (1) and (3) of the Maharashtra Police Act. read more

As many as 4.74 lakh people from 95,206 families in five districts of western Maharashtra are living in 596 temporary shelters, while the district administration has geared up for rehabilitation of people from flood-affected areas. read more