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2020 pre-monsoon rains, hails hit Uttarakhand farmers hard

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The hilly state of Uttarakhand has been witnessing severe weather conditions for most of April and first week of May 2020. The repeated incidents of rainfall, snowfall, and hailstorm have hit the mountain farmers hard.

Snow, rain, hailstorm destroys cash and food crops

On April 14, 2020 the Yamuna and Ganga valley faced severe hailstorm affecting horticulture produce of apple, apricot, peach, plum, pear and vegetable crops including tomato, potato, peas and food grain crops wheat, pluses and corns in Naugaon, Badkot, Chinyalisoud, Bhilangna area of Uttarkashi, Ghansali, Pratap Nagar, Jakhnidhar areas of Tehri and Dhumakot region of Pouri.

Following rain and hail spell in Yamuna valley on April 15, 2020  the food crops and cash crops were damaged. The water level in Yamuna also increased significantly trapping vehicles which are using riverbed to go across in absence of bridge at Gangani.  

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