Rainfall damages crops heavily in MP

Several regions witnessed crop damages after the heavy rainfall across the State for the past two days. However, the weather would be back to normal in the next two days, claimed the Met department. Damages to the crops have been confirmed but the extent of the losses would be known only after a survey. Rewa division was the worst hit region which suffered severe crop damage due to the heavy rainfall. Balaghat received the highest amount of rainfall at 12 cm in the past 24 hours.

After around two days, the harsh weather conditions would pacify but still there are regions which are likely to receive hailstorm in the next 24 hours. According to the warning issued by Met department, Sagar, Damoh, Tikamgarh, Jabalpur, Bhind, Morena, Shivpuri and Guna are the regions which are likely to witness hailstorm.

Met department claimed that the system has lost the intensity but still it could damage the crops severely by speedy winds and light and heavy showers.

After the disappearance of cloud cover the night temperature would dip and would gradually increase in the next two days. The day temperature would increase gradually and the increasing trend would remain for the next few days. Day temperature which was recorded at 16 degree Celsius on Sunday was recorded at 25.2 degree Celsius on Monday.

On Monday the weather conditions were better, while Sunday was quite cold. The city would witness partial clouding on Tuesday and the clouding cover would not be witnessed after two days. The regions where it rained on Monday would witness clear weather conditions in the next two days and the temperatures would witness an increasing pattern.

Slight improvement in the temperatures was witnessed on Monday as the day temperatures which were 11-13 degree Celsius below the normal temperature was witnessed 6-8 degree Celsius below the normal temperature.  In the next 24 hours Bhopal, Hoshangabad and Indore regions would witness rainfall and thundery activities.

Meanwhile, the Gwalior correspondent reported that the rainfall started from Saturday night continued till Monday evening there. Due to the rainfall the cold has returned. During 24 hours, 3.3 mm rainfall was reported in Gwalior and the temperature went down to 10.10 deg C. In Morena, Bhind, Sheopur and Datia districts the rainfall started yesterday night damaging the wheat crop badly. It has caused 10 per cent loss of the crops of wheat, pea, gram and mustard. Rabi crops are also feared suffering loss in gram, pulse and wheat.