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The recent spell of heavy rain and hailstorm have wreaked havoc to rabi and vegetable crops in the Jammu region, leaving farmers worried. Last year, during the harvesting season, untimely rain had hit Kharif crop.

In Kathua, Samba district, RS Pura, Bishnah, Suchetgarh, Marh, Akhnoor areas of Jammu district, considered as the “grain bowl” of Jammu and Kashmir Union Territory, the heavy spell of rain has badly affected already sown wheat crop, mustard, and pulses. Vegetable crops too have been destroyed in the fields.