With rains predicted, farmers of J&K get a new advisory

By: Javaid Malik MK

Srinagar

Farmers and horticulturists in Jammu and Kashmir have been told by the government to suspend chemical sprays and irrigation operations in their orchards and farms due to the forecast of rains and winds.

Earlier the MeT department has said that a very weak western disturbance is going to hit Jammu and Kashmir along with other areas from Tuesday (afternoon) to Thursday (forenoon) in view of the approaching weather system.

Jammu and Kashmir has been witnessing a very hot spring season and the dry weather conditions have already resulted in shortage of rainfall. Usually Kashmir valley used to witness wet weather conditions in the month of March and April but in the current spring season there has been no rain so far.

“As of now, feeble (Western Disturbance is) most likely to affect J&K and adjoining areas from April 12 (afternoon) to April 14 (forenoon),” a meteorological department official here said in a statement to GNS. “Under the influence of this system, light to moderate rain with thunder and gusty winds (are) most likely to occur during night of 12 April (night) to 13 April (forenoon) over scattered to fairly widespread places of J&K and thereafter light rain over isolated places likely to occur till 14th April (forenoon).”

The system, he said, will most likely concentrate over most of the stations of Kashmir Division and few stations of Jammu Division.

He said there are chances of thunderstorms and lightning accompanied with gusty winds at isolated places of both the Divisions during April 12 (night).

“Farmers are advised to suspend chemical sprays and irrigation operations in orchards and fields during the above period.”

With GNS inputs