Moderate to heavy rains lashed many places in Punjab and Haryana on Monday increasing worries of farmers whose crops had already suffered damage. A MeT Department official said besides Chandigarh, rains lashed ludhiana, Mansa, Nawanshehr, Patiala, Amritsar, Mohali, and Jalandhar in Punjab while Gurgaon, Ambala, Panchkula, Hisar, and Mahendergarh in Haryana saw moderate to heavy showers.
The Haryana Government has already said the wheat crop is likely to take a hit due to spells of heavy rains and hailstorms. Chief Minister Manohar lal said that due to unseasonal heavy rains and hailstorm during this month, Rabi crops have suffered a heavy loss. Punjab CM Parkash Singh Badal too has sought compensation from the Union Government for the farmers whose wheat crops have been damaged due to the unseasonal rain. The MeT official said the weather will improve on Tuesday.