Incessant rainfall in Punjab may damage Kharif crops, say experts
Incessant rain at many places in Punjab may cause damage to Kharif crops, especially paddy and cotton, farm experts said on Saturday.
Besides delaying harvesting of crops, the untimely rain will not only affect the yield but also quality of crop, they said.
Rain lashed parts of Punjab and Haryana, leading to a dip in the mercury by a few notches.
Rain was witnessed in Punjab's Ludhiana, Mohali, Patiala, Mansa, Fatehgarh Sahib, Sangrur, Amritsar and Bathinda and Haryana's Kaithal, Kurukshetra, Karnal, Ambala and Sonipat, according to the Metrological Department here.
According to farm experts, the untimely rain, if it continues for a few more days, will hit both paddy and cotton crops.
"Rain at this stage if it continues for two-three days will affect the kharif crops. It will affect yield and quality of paddy crop which is at the harvesting stage," said Punjab Agriculture Department Director Gurwinder Singh.
Farm experts fear that rain accompanied by wind can lead to flattening o