Rain lowers mercury, brings cheer to farmers

Bathinda, June 13

Mild to moderate spell of rain during early morning hours on Sunday brought respite from extremely sultry weather conditions in Bathinda district where maximum temperature was hovering around 47°C this week. Farmers are upbeat as rain amid paddy transplantation season is beneficial for them. Bathinda district recorded 18 mm rain on Sunday morning.

Jagshir Singh, a farmer from Goniana said: “Rain at this time of paddy transplantation is a boon for farmers. Not only will it provide needed water for sowing, but also reduce expenses incurred on diesel. The rain will take the load off the powercom department as well.” Meanwhile, many roads in the city remained waterlogged exposing the ill-preparedness of the municipal corporation ahead of monsoon season. — TNS