Tribune News Service Amritsar March 13 Light rain and high-velocity winds lashed the city and surrounding areas on Thursday night. Farmers remained worried as harvesting of wheat crop is around the corner. Those who irrigated their fields in the last few days witnessed flattening of crops. The Agriculture Department said crop loss was not reported from most areas of the district. Some areas in the district received light showers on Friday as well. Sukhbir Singh Sandhu Agriculture Development Officer said “The weather is favourable for wheat crop to date. We are expecting a bumper crop. The crop is on grain-filling stage. Farmers have been advised to check weather forecast before irrigating the crop to avoid flattening.” “The weather is expected to get clear by Saturday. No loss has been reported so far. There is nothing to worry about” said Sandhu. Meanwhile mercury plummeted due to showers. In the last few days maximum temperature hovered around 29 degrees Celsius which dipped to 24 degrees Celsius. The minimum temperature also dipped from 15 degrees Celsius to 13 degrees Celsius. Naveen a resident said “Temperature was above normal after February. Showers made weather pleasant. We enjoyed cloudy weather today.”

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