Advised Farmers To Suspend Spray Chemicals, Irrigation
People move in a lane despite heavy rain in Srinagar on Monday. File Pic©: Shakeel Rehman/Daily Excelsior
Srinagar, Apr 11 (KB): Meteorological department on Monday predicted Rains in Jammu and Kashmir from 12th April forenoon, an MET official said.
Deputy director MET Mukhtar Ahmad as per a statement issued here to KB — Kashmir Bulletin said, As of now, feeble WD most likely to affect J&K and adjoining areas from 12th April (Afternoon)to 14th April (Forenoon), Under the influence of this system, Light to moderate rain with thunder and gusty winds 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), he said.
The system will most likely to concentrate over most of the stations of Kashmir Division and few stations of Jammu Division.
He further added that, chances of thunderstorm and lightning accompained with gusty winds most likely to occur over isolated places of both the Divisions during 12th April (night), he added.
MET official further advised famers to suspend chemical sprays and irrigation operations in Orchards and fields during the above period, statement reads.(KB — Kashmir Bulletin)
