MumbaiCrops were damaged due to hailstorm in the north Maharashtra region, including parts of Nashik and Dhule districts, officials said on Tuesday. Unseasonal rains in Mumbai and surrounding areas on Monday brought some respite from the sultry heat. The Malshej Ghat area between Thane and Pune districts received heavy rain with thunder a day earlier, an official said on Tuesday.
Earlier in the day, the Meteorological Department issued a warning of thunderstorm and moderate rain in Mumbai, Pune and Ahmednagar districts till today afternoon. Brief rain brought some respite to Mumbaikars.
Mumbai’s maximum temperature has been rising continuously for the last four days but it dropped today after unseasonal rain was reported in parts of the state capital. area including
An IMD official said light rains occurred in Dadar, Malad, Goregaon and Andheri. According to the Meteorological Department, Mumbai suburban district recorded a maximum temperature of 39.3 degrees Celsius on Monday, which is 6.4 degrees Celsius above the average. The city’s Colaba observatory recorded a temperature of 37 degrees Celsius, a high of 5.7 degrees.
According to officials, the severe impact of the rain was witnessed in northern Maharashtra including Nashik and Dhule districts. Wheat, onion and mango flowers have been affected. The ready-to-harvest onion crop is drenched. An official of the Nashik division said that wheat and onion cultivation in over 1,800 hectares in Nashik is likely to be affected.
A detailed assessment of the impact of unseasonal rains on crops would be done after the weather conditions are favorable for the survey, he added. In the last two days, parts of Maharashtra have received unseasonal rains accompanied by lightning.
“Heavy hailstorm lashed parts of Dhule district on Monday. The road near Sakri town was completely covered with hail,” the official said.