Monsoon like conditions in Banaskantha district in winter
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Banaskantha: According to the forecast of the Meteorological Department, it remained cloudy since this morning. After this, rain gradually started in most areas of Banaskantha district. Torrential rain accompanied by lightning and hailstorm caused flooding in many areas of Banaskantha district. Farmers’ crops have suffered huge losses due to heavy rains. Loss due to expensive fertilizers and seeds: Unseasonal rain in Banaskantha district has made the farmers cry throughout the night. Farmers do farming by bringing expensive fertilizers and seeds, but due to periodic floods, farmers’ crops suffer huge losses.
Let us tell you that according to the forecast of the Meteorological Department, there has been heavy rain in the district, due to which the crops standing in the fields have been destroyed and there has been huge loss. ‘We did farming by bringing expensive fertilizers and seeds.
We were hopeful that there would be a good harvest this time. We expected to repay the interest or loan taken from the bank from this crop, but the rain has damaged the crop. In our area, castor, rayudu, fennel, potato and other crops are being damaged. Our demand is that the government should help by conducting a survey in this matter.’ – Local farmer Monsoon like conditions throughout the winter: According to the forecast of the Meteorological Department, rain has started in Banaskantha district since this morning. Due to this, monsoon like situation has arisen in the district. At present, due to rain in Banaskantha district, cold has increased and people have been forced to stay in their homes.