Incessant rains continue to lash many parts of India; Rs 1,000 crore agricultural loss in Maharashtra

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NEW DELHI/MUMBAI: An unusually potent storm system lashed India over the weekend, bringing copious rain across a large swathe of the country, from J&K to Karnataka, in what Met officials described as a rare occurrence for this time of the year.

The system is expected to blow over by Tuesday morning, but not before it drenches most of north and central India, as well as parts of the south, and dumps a few feet of fresh snow in the Himalayas.

"There was intermittent, heavy rainfall across large parts of the country on Sunday. Such widespread rain at this time of the year is not very common. The wet weather in north and central India will continue for at least another day," said BP Yadav, director, India Meteorological Department.

Maharashtra sufferes agricultural damages amounting to Rs 1,000 crore

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Unseasonal rains in the last two-three days in Maharashtra have damaged crops and orchards, causing a loss of about Rs 1,000 crore, an official said in Mumbai on Monday.

Final figures are not yet available and this is an estimate, the official added.

Chief minister Devendra Fadnavis reviewed the situation with officials on Monday, and asked them to conduct panchnama (spot inspection) of the damaged crops and submit reports.

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UP farmers suffer heavy losses

Several spells of light rain and heavy downpour on Monday has spelt doom for farmers in parts of Uttar Pradesh.

The wheat, mustard and potato crops have been extensively damaged as fields are overflowing with rain water in many parts of the western region of the state. In Mainpuri district, potato digging has been affected and water has harmed the yield.

In the Etah-Kasganj belt, the tobacco crop has been damaged. In Mathura district, farmers complained that the wheat plants had been flattened by gusty winds. Cultivators in Fatehpur Sikri area said the potato could be discoloured and if the water was not drained out the crop could rot.

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Vegetables like tomatos, peas and coriander have also been damaged in areas on the periphery of Agra.

In Agra and Mathura, life has come to a virtual standstill from early Monday morning as rain water has flooded low-lying areas and disrupted traffic movement. The worst affected are the students preparing for their final examinations.

The Met department has forecast more rain later in the day. From Tuesday evening the weather is expected to clear.

(Win inputs from PTI and IANS)

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