Hailstorms hit Rajasthan village. Watch video

In one of the videos, a farmer is seen holding a handful of hail and showing his damaged crops. Internet users were left devastated over the plight of farmers and the sight of hailstorms.

Internet users were left devastated over the plight of farmers and sight of hailstorm.

Hailstorms hit parts of Rajasthan on Friday and a video showing roads and fields covered in a white blanket of hail has surfaced online.

The clip shared by Parveen Kaswan, Indian Forest Service officer, shows an entire area covered with hail. The deserted place looks ravaged in the weather condition.

The forest officer tweeted in roughly translated Hindi, “Even if everything else goes well, this weather has a deadly impact on farmers. All the earnings have been invested in the open fields. Today’s view from Ganganagar, Rajasthan.”

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The clip was initially shared from Twitter handle Weather Sriganganagar Hanumangarh. Several other videos of hailstorm were shared from the handle. In one of the videos, a farmer is seen holding a handful of hail and showing his damaged crops.

बाक़ी सब अगर ठीक चले तो किसानों को ये मौसम मार देता है। सारी कमाई खुले में जो रखी होती है। आज गंगानगर, राजस्थान का दृश्य। via @sushil57703868 pic.twitter.com/YBP56q67HS

— Parveen Kaswan, IFS (@ParveenKaswan) March 24, 2023

Harni #रानियां #सिरसा @BalkaurDhillon @Cloudmetweather @IMD_Chandigarh @ParveenKaswan @SkymetWeather @WeatherRadar_IN @temperamental24 pic.twitter.com/8MtE5gXZwB

— Weather Sriganganagar Hanumangarh (@sushil57703868) March 24, 2023

Internet users were left devastated over the plight of farmers and sight of hailstorm. A user commented, “Kisaan ki kismat sir!!” Another user wrote, “Looks like nature changing its side.” A third user commented, “It’s really horrible! That’s not a good thing.”

India Meteorological Department’s on March 24 forecast rainfall and thunderstorm or hailstorm over plains of northwest India on Friday. It said in a statement that a western disturbance was seen as a cyclonic circulation over Afghanistan in lower and middle tropospheric levels and an induced cyclonic circulation lies over southwest Rajasthan neighbourhood in lower tropospheric levels.

Farmers were advised to postpone harvesting of mature crops and store the already harvested produce in safe places or cover their produce in the fields with tarpaulin sheets, and drain out excess water from the fields.