GUJRAT: On Tuesday in Mandi Bahauddin, 1,500 acres of wheat were destroyed by rain and hail.

After the hailstorm, which was captured on camera and circulated on social media, the roads were covered in a white sheet.

Rain and hailstorm persisted between 6.30am and 8.30am, according to official sources, and the locations where the crop was impacted are on the outskirts of Mandi Bahauddin city.

According to a district agricultural department report, the wheat crop had suffered the worst damage in the villages of Kuthiala Syedan, Bhachar, and Aidal, as well as in Sohawa Bolani, Chak numbers 5, 14, and 15, which were also impacted.

Published in Dawn, March 22nd, 2023