Maharashtra: Unseasonal rain and hailstorm hit standing crop
Hail and thunderstorms lashed various parts of the state, including the districts of Buldhana, Jalna, Nanded, Nashik, Dhule, Jalgaon and Sangli. Of the 58.74 lakh hectares of rabi acreage in the state, 20,000 hectare have sustained damage.
Wheat and bajra crop, especially, have sustained extensive damage. (Express File/Representational) Over 20,000 hectares of crop, mainly wheat and bajra, have been affected in the unseasonal rains and hailstrom which struck various parts of the state in the last few days. Concerns have been expressed over the fate of the late kharif and rabi onion crop in Nashik, which are expected to arrive in the markets in the next few weeks.
Hail and thunderstorms lashed various parts of the state, including the districts of Buldhana, Jalna, Nanded, Nashik, Dhule, Jalgaon and Sangli. Of the 58.74 lakh hectares of rabi acreage in the state, 20,000 hectare have sustained damage. Wheat and bajra crop, especially, have sustained extensive damage. Similarly, market-ready onion plots have reported damage. The final work of ascertaining damage is still going on.
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