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Unseasonal rains, hailstorms lash Nashik district affecting onion, gram, wheat crops, vineyards

Nashik, Apr 3 (UNI) Unseasonal rains accompanied by hailstorms lashed some parts of Nashik city and the district on Wednesday evening, affecting crops like wheat, onions, gram and vineyards, that were about to be harvested.
Hailstorms occurred in Shinde Palse and Madsangvi areas. Heavy rains lashed Baglan, Trimbakeshwar and Mahiravani areas and some parts including Panchavati, Indiranagar, Cidco for half an hour to 15 minutes.
According to weathermen, the weather changed completely in the last two days. There was a sprinkling of rain in Yeola and Manmad. However, after Wednesday evening, rains covered many parts of the district.
Heavy rain accompanied by thunder occurred in the district. The sudden rains took citizens and farmers by surprise.
Tehsildar Shobha Pujari informed that rain along with hailstorms occurred in Shinde Palse and Madsangvi areas. Baglan taluka was lashed by rain for half an hour. The onion crop was damaged.
Some hail fell in the Karanjali valley. Rains also lashed Trimbakeshwar and Mahiravni areas for the second consecutive day. A buffalo belonging to a farmer, Ramchandra Khetade, died after being struck by lightning at Dhondabar in Sinnar taluka.
Water accumulated in low-lying areas in the Nashik city and Nashik Road area.
The farmers said that currently, wheat, onion and gram crops are being harvested. There is a possibility of crop diseases also spreading among the vegetables and onions.
The remaining orchards that were being harvested with the grape harvesting season about to end were hit by unseasonal rains. Grape growers are disappointed as the grass that is grown among the grape vines to keep the plants healthy has been destroyed. Nashik district has been experiencing unseasonal rains for the past two days. However, it was more intense on Wednesday than on Tuesday, and damaged the onion, gram and grape crops to a large extent.
Antapur, Taharabad, Jaykheda, Nampur and other areas of Baglan taluka were lashed by heavy rain for one to one-and-a-half hours on Wednesday evening. In these areas too, farmers expressed fear that the crops like onion, grapes, and pomegranates that are about to be harvested will be hit to a large extent.
Cloudy weather prevailed in Malegaon, Satana, and Kalvan belt since Wednesday. Gusty winds started blowing after noon. In some places, rain started in the evening along with thunder and lightning.
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