The district has suffered extensive
crop damage due to the
unseasonal rain and hailstorm in
the first week of March.
According to the information
available with the Agriculture
department, the district recorded
an average rainfall of 61.8 mm
March 3 to March 9.
It rained 72.8 mm in Aurad taluk
followed by 60.2 mm in Bhalki, 59.1
mm in Bidar, 58.9 mm in
Bassavakalyan and 58 mm in
Humanabad.
Standing crops on 21,398 hectares
were damaged due to the
unseasonal rain. Jowar grown on
10,901 hectares had been damaged
due to the rains.
Two persons have lost life due to
the rain fury till now.
The district received 11.7 mm rain
in April, which is half the normal
rain of 20.2 mm.
It has rained 8.1 mm in the first
week of May.
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