India, March 18 -- The state government will offer financial assistance to Maharashtra's mango and cashew growers for crop losses due to changes in weather conditions. Mango, or crucially Alphanso, and cashew are two premier cash crops that flourish in the coastal Konkan region.

Chief minister Devendra Fadnavis made the statement on Tuesday after a review meeting with ruling party legislators from the Konkan region. In the meeting, additional chief secretary (agriculture) Vikas Chandra Rastogi underscored that sudden weather changes have affected the two crops on a large scale this year.

A recent survey, by district officers of agriculture department and a team of experts from Dr Balasaheb Sawant Konkan Krishi Vidyapeeth in Dapoli, indi...