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Kotputli: Rain Soaks Harvested Crops, Farmers Fear Significant Losses
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News18•29-09-2026, 17:33
Kotputli: Rain Soaks Harvested Crops, Farmers Fear Significant Losses
- •Overnight rain in Med area, Viratnagar region of Kotputli district, causes distress among farmers.
- •Approximately 30 minutes of heavy rainfall soaked harvested pearl millet crops laid out to dry in fields.
- •Farmers attempted to protect crops from the sudden night rain, but most harvested crops were left soaked due to its intensity.
- •Agricultural experts warn that moisture could turn pearl millet grains black, affecting quality and market price.
- •Standing Kharif crops like cluster beans, moong, moth, and groundnuts also face damage; farmers demand a special survey (girdawari) from the administration.
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A sudden, heavy overnight rainfall lasting approximately 30 minutes soaked the harvested pearl millet crops that were left out to dry in the fields, raising fears of severe losses and poor grain quality.
In addition to pearl millet, standing crops such as cluster beans, moong, moth, and groundnuts that are ripe or in their harvesting stage are facing a major crisis in the Med area.
Farmers have demanded that the administration and agriculture department conduct a special survey, known as girdawari, as soon as possible to assess the crop damage so they can receive appropriate compensation.
