Question

prepare a press note for effects of hailstorms on wheat production in punjab this year

Answer 1

Wheat crops at several places including Ferozepur, Gurdaspur, Pathankot, Nawanshahar, Mohali, Tarn Taran in Punjab and a few districts including Palwal and Yamunanagar in Haryana were flattened because of rain and high velocity winds, officials of the agriculture department concerned said in Chandigarh. Punjab and Haryana, which are major foodgrain growing states, have 38 lakh hectares and 25 lakh hectares of area, respectively, under wheat in current rabi season. "Rain at this stage was not desirable as the crop is nearing maturity and current weather conditions could severely affect crop yield," Punjab Agriculture department Director M S Sandhu said.