Pune/Nashik/Kolhapur: Wednesday’s unseasonal rains engulfed many parts Maharashtra This resulted in heavy damage to crops and the death of livestock kept by the nomadic tribes.
The agriculture and animal husbandry departments in Pune district on Thursday began assessing the damages amid reports of harvesting of grapes, vegetables and paddy from tehsil agriculture offices, which were in the harvesting stage of over one lakh hectares, badly affected. Had happened.
Pune Zilla Parishad CEO Ayush Prasad said that most of the nomadic tribes and their cattle live in Junnar, Ambegaon and open areas. Shirur Taluka where there was a drop in temperature with rain.
“Preliminary reports indicate that at least 1,777 sheep by nomadic tribes have died of hypothermic shock, while another 600 are critical. Livestock was out in the open during 12 hours of rain and a drop in temperature. The sheep could not move. His wool retained the cold water due to which he died,” said Prasad. In Nashik In the district, 118 sheep died due to similar weather.
The agriculture and animal husbandry departments in Pune district on Thursday began assessing the damages amid reports of harvesting of grapes, vegetables and paddy from tehsil agriculture offices, which were in the harvesting stage of over one lakh hectares, badly affected. Had happened.
Pune Zilla Parishad CEO Ayush Prasad said that most of the nomadic tribes and their cattle live in Junnar, Ambegaon and open areas. Shirur Taluka where there was a drop in temperature with rain.
“Preliminary reports indicate that at least 1,777 sheep by nomadic tribes have died of hypothermic shock, while another 600 are critical. Livestock was out in the open during 12 hours of rain and a drop in temperature. The sheep could not move. His wool retained the cold water due to which he died,” said Prasad. In Nashik In the district, 118 sheep died due to similar weather.
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