Bidar: Heavy crop loss due to summer rains | Azad Times

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Bidar: The District received an average rainfall of 11.35 mm in the last 24 hours. Dabaka in Kamalanagar Taluk recorded 42.30 degrees of rain. About 650 hectares of land is covered with white jowar, sunflower and wheat. Watermelon, mango and tomato crops on 152 hectares of land have been damaged too.

The average rainfall in Bidar Taluk is 19 mm, in Bhalki Taluk 1.67 mm, in Aurad Taluk 11.23 mm, and in Basavakalyan Taluk 16.06 mm. Kamalanagar Taluk received 17.17 mm rainfall, Humanabad 7.30 mm, Hulasur Taluk 340 mm and Chittaguppa Taluk 16 mm.

Bidar City received 11.20 mm of rainfall, Janawada 6 mm, Bagadal 22.40 mm and Bidar South 11 mm. Kamathana recorded 25.20 mm, Mannalli 38.20 mm, Lakhangaon in Bhalki Taluk 7.40 mm. Saigaon received 2.60 mm, Basavakalyan 25.20 mm, Mudabi in Basavakalyan taluk 3 mm, Manthala and Kohinoor 22 mm.