Heavy rains coupled with sudden hailstorm today evening damaged maize crop, vegetables and fruits in different parts of Nalthi Panchayat. In Nalthi Panchayat, the farmers residing in half a dozen villages including Kholra, Nalthi, Swongpura, Kach, Basti and its adjoining villages in Athkhar area said that heavy rains and hailstorm damaged maize crop. They said that the hailstorm also hit fruit orchards and vegetable fields. “The hailstorm continued for about 39 to 40 minutes in many areas and damaged standing maize, fruit and vegetables crop completely,” said Mohammad Yasir Wani, Sarpanch Nalthi. Demanding immediate relief, Sarpanch said, “95 percent of the population in our area is dependent on agriculture and sudden hailstorm damaged maize crop completely in 3,000 kanals of land, beside all the fruit orchards and vegetable fields”. The farmers also appealed to the authorities to compensate the loss caused due to heavy rains coupled with hailstorm. Source - https://www.dailyexcelsior.com/