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Unseasonal rains damage crops estimated to be worth Rs 10,000 crore -Jitendra

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Crop loss could be to the extent of up to 20 per cent of total production in northern and central states

The unusual heavy rains starting Sunday caused heavy damage to Rabi crops in north India, particularly in Bundelkhand region of Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh, Vidarbha region of Maharastra, Saurashtra region of Gujarat and Punjab and Haryana.

The unusual rains started around midnight on the intervening night of Saturday and Sunday and continued till Monday evening, damaging crops like wheat, mustard, pea and barley. The Union government has asked the impacted states to assess the total damage at the earliest. Union agriculture minister Radha Mohan Singh reviewed the situation with senior officials of his ministry.

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