Nashik: The rainfall is not the season that hit Igatpuri Taluka from the Nashik district on Friday night which has damaged rice plants.
In accordance with the preliminary assessment by the State Department of Agriculture, plants planted in more than 500 hectares affected.
A agricultural official said the final assessment will be made for the next few days.
Of the 500 hectares, rice harvesting in 200 hectares has been harvested and stored in the fields, while plants at 300 hectares must be harvested in one or two weeks, official igatpuri said, Trabakeshwar and Peth are the main rice producers in the district, with a total area of 78,613 hectares in cultivation .
Almost half in igatpuri.
The rain of no consulting also reached other parts of the district, but there was no damage to plants reported from there.
The city of Nashik was tied with heavy rain on Friday night.
The city recorded 31.8mm rainfall in just one hour, which caused water to move in several locations.
Some cloudy conditions have been valid in the city for the past two days.
The Indian Meteorology Department (IMD) has estimated that this condition will last for two-three days.
This condition also causes an increase of 3 ° C in the minimum temperature of the city.
The city recorded a minimum temperature at 20.4 ° C on Sunday, against 17.6 ° C on Friday.
Nashik: Friday Heavy Rain Plants in Igatpuri
