Maharashtra To Madhya Pradesh, Crops Destroyed Due To Unseasonal Rain

The chief ministers of affected states are now getting down to assessing the damage, so compensation can be paid to farmers.

Unseasonal rains, hailstorms and strong winds have left fields of grains flattened and harvested fruits damaged and destroyed across several states.

The chief ministers of affected states are now getting down to assessing the damage, so compensation can be paid to farmers.

The weather department has advised farmers of Jharkhand, Bihar, Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh, Punjab and Haryana to postpone harvesting.

Assam farmers have also been asked to postpone harvesting of fruits and vegetables and move the already harvested produce to safer places immediately.