After heavy rains, landslides and cloudbursts wreaked havoc in the Marathwada region, Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray demanded an assistance package of Rs 10,000 crore from the Centre, news agency PTI reported. The disaster-hit region has reported crop damage and property destruction over the past few days.

The former Maharashtra Chief Minister (CM) said that once the government disburses the compensation into the accounts of affected persons, the banks should not deduct loan instalments from the sum.