Mumbai, Oct 13 ( UNI) Crop damage assessments are progressing across Maharashtra in talukas where 'T

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…