Stormy climate harms 150,000 tons of wheat crop in Punjab

LAHORE: A staggering broad hailstorm, exuberant downpours, and breezy breezes prior in the week harmed as much as 150,000 tons of standing full grown wheat crop in the Punjab area, an official gauge appeared on Tuesday.

Vast scale downpour and hailstorm were likewise given an account of April 16 and Pakistan Meteorological Department has estimate a flood of deluge of comparative force on April 17 (today). The harm to standing wheat crop has likewise been evaluated because of hotel (bowing) of plants over an immense zone, an underlying appraisal arranged by Provincial Agriculture Department said.

Wheat has been developed over 16.165 million sections of land in Punjab amid Rabi 2018-19 and creation target has been set at 19.5 million tons. Nonetheless, presently experienced harvest of wheat may decrease by balanced and 50,000 tons because of unfavorable effect of harsh climate.

Serious climate occasions have been accounted for in Southern and Central Punjab. The most exceedingly bad influenced areas, as indicated by authority gauge, are Rahim Yar Khan, Rajanpur, Dera Ghazi Khan, Muzaffargarh, Bahawalpur, Bahawalnagar, Multan, Khanewal, Vehari, Faisalabad, Jhang, Toba Tek Singh, Chiniot, and Chakwal. The misfortunes to standing or reaped wheat crop from hailstorm are anyway not more than one percent of individual areas.

According to an evaluation, in Rajanpur and Dera Ghazi Khan locale, the slope downpours (rodhkohis) have harmed wheat crop more than 8000 sections of land, which is expressed to be 15 percent of the district. Amid recent hours, rainstorm, dust-tempest, hail, and downpour joined by windy breezes have unleashed ruin in Balochistan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Punjab, while comparable reports are additionally pouring in from separated places in Hyderabad, Sukkur divisions, Islamabad, Kashmir and Gilgit-Baltistan. Following are the precipitation information (in millimeters) recorded in different areas and towns:

Punjab: Bahawalnager 41, Khanewal 32, Kasur, Noorpur Thal 30, Faisalabad 24, Layyah 20, Bhakkar, Sahiwal 14, Toba Tek Singh, Jhang 13, Islamabad A/P 10, Kot Addu, Hafizabad 08, Lahore (A/P 08, City 05), Joharabad 07, Sailkot 05, Sargodha, Okara 04, Multan 03, Chakwal, Murree 02, Jhelum, D.G Khan, Mandi Bahauddin 01.

Sindh: Padidan 32, Dadu 10, Rohri 02, Sukkur, Mirpur Khas 01.

Kashmir: Rawalakot 12, Garhi Dupatta 09, Muzaffarabad 08.

Gilgit Baltistan/Khyber Pakhtunkhwa: Astore 01, Dir (upper 45, lower 21), Mirkhani 40, Dera Ismail Khan 33, Malamjabba 32, Parachinar 27, Pattan, Kalam 22, Drosh 21, Chitral 17, Balakot 13, Peshawar (city 12, A/P 06), Saidu Sharif 10, Cherat 11, Bannu 08, Kakul 02.

Balochistan: Sibbi 44, Quetta (Shiekh Manda 17, Smungli 13), Barkhan 10, Zhob 08, Turbat 06, Kalat, Khuzdar, Ormara 04, Panjgur, Dalbandin, Lasbela 02. As per Met office, a westerly wave is influencing most upper and focal pieces of the nation and is probably going to continue in upper parts till Wednesday (April 17) night.

According to climate figure for Tuesday night, increasingly far reaching dust-rainstorm/downpour joined by windy breezes is normal in Punjab, Islamabad, Kashmir, and in dissipated regions in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, while at segregated places in Quetta, Zhob, Sibbi, Kalat, Sukkur, Larkana divisions and Gilgit Baltistan.

Hailstorm is additionally expected to hit few spots amid the period. Detached substantial falls are additionally expected in Malakand, Hazara divisions, and Kashmir.

Meteorological Department has foreseen more residue tempest/downpour joined by windy breezes on Wednesday (today) in dispersed places in Gujranwala division and Kashmir, while in detached places in Malakand, Hazara, Mardan, Rawalpindi divisions, Islamabad, and Gilgit Baltistan. Sweltering and dry climate is normal somewhere else in the nation.