dark clouds in the sky
– Photo: Amar Ujala
Expansion
The mood of the weather has changed in Agra, the city of Taj Mahal. The intermittent rains have made the farmers cry. On the other hand, due to rain on Monday, the temperature went down to 9 degrees below normal. The mercury was recorded at 24.3 degrees during the day, while the minimum temperature was recorded at 17.6 degrees. On the other hand, even on Tuesday morning, Suryadev did not give darshan. Where the dark clouds in the sky were seen scaring the farmers, the people of the city were made to feel the mild winter in the month of March. According to the Meteorological Department, there will be chances of rain on Wednesday as well. There will be a decrease in the minimum temperature. Mornings can be chilly.
The rain made the farmers sleepless
After Sunday, the rain gave sleepless nights to the farmers on Monday as well. It rained heavily on Monday morning. According to the Meteorological Department, 3.8 mm of rain was recorded. There was 2.8 km of rain on Sunday. At the same time, 1.2 mm of rain was recorded on Monday evening as well. A total of 7.8 mm of rain has fallen in two days. This has completely stopped the digging of potatoes. The potato lying in the field is turning black.
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it rained again on monday
Due to hailstorm and rain last week, the crops of the farmers of Bah and Fatehabad areas were damaged. He was a little cautious and tried to harvest, but on Sunday and Monday it rained again, causing damage to potatoes, mustard and wheat. Potato digging came to a halt, while wheat and mustard were downed by strong winds. The survey has been started from Monday to assess the damages caused to the farmers due to hailstorm, rain and strong winds. Report has been sought from the accountants. A joint team of Agriculture Department and Lekhpals will go from village to village and submit this report to the administration this evening.
Compensation for more than 30 percent loss
The state government has several standards for getting compensation on the loss of crops, one of which is the report of loss up to 30 percent at the tehsil level. If there is more than 30 percent damage in a tehsil, then farmers get compensation. The farmers who have taken crop insurance, the insurance company gives them the amount according to the insurance.