Crop Damage: Mango-Litchi sightings will be rare! Untimely rain and hailstorm damage crops across country
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In January this year, the price of wheat had reached a record level in the country. To control this, the government had decided to release 50 lakh tonnes of wheat in the open market. Wheat farmers were already worried due to premature rise in temperature and now unseasonal rains and hailstorm have added to their woes. In Delhi and surrounding areas, there was heavy rain along with hailstorm in many areas on Saturday. Crops have been damaged due to rain in many districts of UP and Haryana. Heavy rains lashed many areas of the country on Thursday and Friday. Due to this, wheat, maize, pulses and vegetable crops have been badly damaged. Mango and litchi blossoms have also fallen.
Which crops have been damaged
Experts say that if the weather pattern remains like this for the next few days, then it may increase the difficulties of the farmers. In many areas, the wheat crop is standing ready after ripening and unseasonal rains and hailstorm can also damage the crop. Heavy rain accompanied by strong winds lashed several villages in Amritsar and Tarn Taran districts of Punjab on Thursday night. This has damaged the standing wheat crop. Similarly, in Madhya Pradesh, Indore and Malwa-Nimar districts received light rain with strong winds. Farmers in Uttar Pradesh are currently harvesting mustard and digging potatoes. Due to unseasonal rains, they are covering the heaps of potatoes lying on the fields with tarpaulins.
Delhi Rain Today: It rained in Delhi-NCR, pleasant weather was received on the weekend
In the southern state of Telangana too, crops of maize, gram, papaya and mango have been damaged in over 20,000 acres of land due to hailstorm on Friday. According to Agriculture Department officials, 18,826 acres of maize crop has been damaged in Khammam district alone. Chilli and paddy crops have also been affected. Muzaffarpur, Shivhar and Sitamarhi have received maximum hailstorm in Bihar. About seven thousand acres of wheat cultivation has been affected in Shivhar. Due to unseasonal storm and rain, heavy damage is expected to the crops standing and cut in the fields.
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