<span style="color: #222222;">The Maharashtra government has assured farmers that it will strongly stand by them if the cultivators have to sow the seeds for a second time. Parts of Nashik, Akola, Dhule and Nandurbar have witnessed relatively less rainfall this year as compared to last year.<br />''<br />''Maharashtra agriculture minister Dadaji Bhuse who undertook review of the crops in Nandurbar interacted with the farmers. While talking to them he said that at some places farmers' are awaiting a good rainfall and as a reason have delayed the sowing of the seeds.<br />''<br />''He expressed confidence that in the next one week there would be satisfactory rainfall. He said farmers' should not get demoralized. Bhuse also told farmers' that the state government has been pursuing the issue of making amendments in the crop insurance scheme.<br />''<br />''Meanwhile, the IMD has issued a red alert for Konkan and Central Maharashtra for next five days. For Mumbai, there will be a yellow alert for tomorrow and an orange alert for the next four days.</span><br />