The heavy rainfalls that have recently hit Punjab, Haryana, and Rajasthan caused the temperature dropping of 2-6 ^inches Celsius lower than the normal in many regions. The weather event has led to massive disruptions, which include severe flooding and waterlogging that affects all areas, both rural and urban.

In Punjab as well as Haryana In Haryana and Punjab, the constant rainfall led to massive flooding, and many districts were affected by some of the effects from the heavy downpour. The Som river that flows through Haryana’s Yamunanagar district overflowed and led to the flood of numerous villages.

As per eng.ruralvoice.in according to eng.ruralvoice.in,his circumstance is having a significant impact on the agricultural sector, with a number of fields flooded and farmers facing loss. The major cities of Punjab such as Chandigarh, Mohali, Ludhiana, Patiala, Amritsar, Hoshiarpur and Rupnagar which recorded substantial rainfall in the last few months, including Chandigarh only reporting 129.7 millimetres of rainfall. In the aftermath, flooding and waterlogging have prompted concerns about the effects that will last for a long time on infrastructure and agriculture in the states.

The damage caused by rain in the Shimla region of Chopal is affecting pear and apple orchards

In the Chopal subdivision in the Shimla district, the heavy rain resulted in a massive land slide that caused extensive destruction to the local agricultural and infrastructure. Around 1,300 apples as well as 70 pear tree located in the Paudiya panchayat was destroyed. A 100-metre stretch of the link road which connects the panchayat to Nerwa, Chopal, and Shimla was damaged. It happened in the early morning hours which highlighted the vulnerability of the area to natural disasters as well as their effects on communities that depend on agriculture.

Source: himtimes.com