The Drought That Was Not
Crop-loss declarations filed for fields that were never sown.
Bundelkhand·By Asha Verghese·Delhi desk
Satellite imagery, procured for the year in question, showed bare ground in April on plots for which a June sowing and an August failure had both been certified.
What it changed
Insurance claims worth ₹18 crore withheld pending re-survey.
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