In February and March 2014 Indian state of Maharashtra experienced a series of extremely destructive and unseasonal hailstorms.
At least 12 people died during the storms. Up to 100 farmers have committed suicide across the state due to crop losses from these storms.
Experts have assessed the area of loss at more than 2 million ha. and the economic loss at more than Rs50 billion. Continue reading “Agnihotra – Protection against Climatic Disasters”