Sudden rain-storms hit Haryana; farmers fear crop damage

The weather suddenly changed in Haryana this afternoon. It rained in Jind, Bhiwani, Ratia of Fatehabad, Badhra of Charkhi Dadri and Dabwali of Sirsa.

Chandigarh: The weather suddenly changed in Haryana this afternoon. It rained in Jind, Bhiwani, Ratia of Fatehabad, Badhra of Charkhi Dadri and Dabwali of Sirsa. It rained for about 10 to 15 minutes in Jind. Along with this, many places, including Kaithal, are cloudy.

The weather department has predicted cloudy weather and hailstorms in Nangal Chaudhary, Narnaul, Ateli, Mahendragarh, Kanina, Bhadra, Loharu, Charkhi Dadri, Bhiwani, Tosham, Bawal, Rewari, and Bawanikheda. Along with this, winds will blow at a speed of 50-60 kilometers per hour.

Earlier on Wednesday evening, a severe storm hit the Narnaul area, the impact of which was seen in Mahendragarh, Jhajjar and adjoining districts.

On the other hand, the changing weather has scared the farmers. Wheat harvesting is in full swing. Wheat of many farmers is lying in the fields. In such a situation, there is a danger of damage to the crop due to rain.

According to the Meteorological Department, Hisar was the hottest district of the state on Wednesday. Where the temperature was recorded at 42.9 degrees Celsius. On Wednesday, the maximum temperature of Haryana increased by 0.5 degrees Celsius. Also, the temperature of the state has reached 5.9 degrees Celsius above normal.

There will be a change in the weather till 14th April.

Dr. Madanlal Khichad, Head of the Department of Agricultural Meteorology, Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar, said that eastern winds have been blowing for the last 3-4 days, but the temperature is constantly rising. The temperature, which was earlier 36 degrees Celsius, has now reached 41 degrees Celsius. There has been a constant rise in temperature. The temperature, which usually occurs between 10-15 April, has arrived 4-5 days earlier. The main reason for this was that the rays of the sun are falling directly on the Earth.

He said that there was no activity of western disturbance and there was no cloudiness either, but a western disturbance has become active from the night of 9 April. Due to which there will be cloudiness and drizzle. When the western disturbance passes and there will be a change in the wind. Winds will blow towards the mountains. Due to which there is a possibility of a drop in temperature by 3-4 degrees. Whereas after 14 April, the temperature will increase again.