India - Crops damaged in Tarn Taran
08.02.2019 279 views
Hailstorm in the region left wheat crop of several farmers damaged on Thursday. Besides, vegetable and fodder crops were also damaged.
According to reports, the severe form of hailstorm was witnessed at about 5 am and then between 8 am and 9 am. Villages of Patti subdivision are among the worst affected.
Sukhwinder Singh Sabhra, leader of the Kisan Sangharsh Committee, Punjab, said farmers of Ghariala, Talwandi Sobha Singh, Talwandi Budh Singh, Jodh Singh Wala, Bhikhiwind, Dubli, Sabhra, Veeram, Pahuwind and other villages had suffered a big crop loss.
He said that along with fodder crops, pea, mustard and potato too recorded a loss.
Meanwhile, Chief Agriculture Officer (CAO) Harindepal Singh said the Agriculture Department hadn’t received information regarding hailstorm in any part of the district.
Source - https://www.tribuneindia.com
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