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Weather turned pleasant after light shower in Lahore

Weather turned pleasant after light shower in Lahore
April 26, 2019
LAHORE (92 News) – The weather was turned pleased after shower and gusty winds in different areas of Lahore on late Thursday night. According to the details garnered, the provincial capital of Punjab and its adjacent areas received light and heavy rain in different areas. However, the Sabzazar area of Lahore hit by hailstorm. The heavy rain and gusty wind also observed by the twin-cities including many adjacent areas. Due to the intensity of wind with rain, many sign boards and trees fell in twin cities. Meanwhile, more than 300 feeders were tripped due to the rain. On the other hand, a young man was killed in Gujar Khan by falling wall cause of storm. Rain was also reported from other parts of the country including Peshawar, Mansehra, Bannu, Gujranwala, Sargodha, Lahore, Faisalabad, Sahiwal divisions, Gilgit-Baltistan and Kashmir. According to Pakistan Meteorological Department, a westerly wave is affecting upper parts of the country and likely to weaken from Friday. Met Office said mainly hot and dry weather occurred in most parts of the country during next 24 hours. However, rain-thunderstorm with gusty winds occurred at isolated places in Malakand, Hazara, Peshawar, Kohat, Bannu divisions, Lasbella and Dadu, Kashmir and Gilgit-Baltistan.
Incessant rain, hailstorm destroy crops in Punjab
Earlier, Incessant rain coupled with hailstorm destroyed crops across the province. Thousands of acres of wheat and maze were destroyed in Multan, Lodhran, Layyah, Taunsa, DG Khan, Khanewal and Rajanpur. Trees were uprooted due to windstorm in a huge area of mango orchards. DG Agriculture Anjum Buttar has feared a decrease in production due to the ongoing rains. “The production target may also be affected in Punjab and Sindh,” he said. He said that crops in Rawalpindi and Faisalabad division could also be affected if the rain did not stop in 24 hours. The Wheat director said that algae could affect the crop due to incessant rains. According to statistics available with 92 News, over 100,000 of wheat crop has been destroyed due to hailstorm, while 90% maize crop has been affected. The wheat crop was mostly destroyed in Central and Southern Punjab. Khanewal and Bahwalnagar have been badly affected by the rains. Due to the rain and windstorm, the wheat crop has laid and it could not be mowed with the harvester. In Punjab, wheat was grown over an area of 16.1 million acres, while its production target was 25.5 million tons. In Sindh, the production target was fixed at 3,800 tons. A 15-20 percent decrease is expected in the production target.