The incessant rain lashing several parts of Punjab and Haryana has reportedly damaged the standing paddy crop at various places in Punjab and Haryana, officials said on Sunday.
Paddy harvesting is also likely to be delayed because of the daylong rain, they said.
Rain lashed several parts of Punjab and Haryana on Sunday leading to a dip in the day temperature. Rain and hailstorm had lashed some places in Punjab on Saturday.
According to officials of the Punjab Agriculture Department, rain is likely to impact crop yield in areas including Gurdaspur, Amritsar, Ferozepur, Rupnagar and Pathankot.
The Gurdaspur district administration on Sunday ordered ‘girdawari’ for assessment of crop loss caused by heavy rain and hailstorm on October 23 and also asked the concerned officials to submit a report of any loss to the standing crop within a week.
Punjab Deputy Chief Minister Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa on Sunday visited Dera Baba Nanak in Gurdaspur to take stock of the crop loss caused by hailstorm. He also promised all help to the affected farmers.
Rain also brought misery for farmers who brought harvested paddy to grain markets for procurement by government agencies. There were reports of paddy getting wet at some places because of rain.
Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi on Sunday directed the deputy commissioners to immediately put in place measures to ensure that farmers do not face any problem in mandis due to rain.
“Any issue of water logging in mandis must be dealt urgently by Mandi Board, Municipal Corporations, Municipal Councils and Panchayats,” Channi said in a tweet.
Untimely rain lashed various parts of Haryana and flattened the standing basmati crop in Karnal and Panipat districts. There were reports of paddy getting wet at some places because of rain.
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