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Climbing mercury raises anxiety in farmers -Vikas Vasudeva

-The Hindu

The increase in temperature would reduce the quality of harvested wheat since it thrives in cold weather

Unusual warm weather conditions, accompanied by a prolonged dry spell in Punjab and Haryana have left farmers and experts anxious, who fear that prevailing climate conditions would not just harm the quality of the ready to harvest wheat crop, but could also delay and increase the cost of cultivation for sowing cotton, the summer (kharif) season crop.

Maximum and minimum temperatures have been hovering appreciably above normal in most parts of Punjab and Haryana, and any respite is unlikely in the coming days. The prevailing maximum temperature is 7-9 degrees Celsius above normal over Haryana and 8-9 degrees Celsius over Punjab. According to India Meteorological Department (IMD), dry weather will continue across both the States during the next five days. Also, heatwave to severe heatwave conditions have been prevailing over some districts of south and southwestern Haryana and these conditions are likely to continue. Similar conditions are likely to prevail over some districts in southern Punjab till April 12.

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