Rainfall In Shimla Breaks 42-Year-Old Record, Untimely Snow Wreaks Havoc On Apple Plantation
Rainfall and snow in districts including Kotkhai, Jubbal, Rohru, Narkanda, Rampur, Thanedar and Chopal have left the apple plants significantly damaged. Ashwani Sharma Ashwani Sharma 2021-04-23T15:03:48+05:30 Rainfall In Shimla Breaks 42-Year-Old Record, Untimely Snow Wreaks Havoc On Apple Plantation outlookindia.com 2021-04-23T15:05:40+05:30
For the past 72 hours, the state of Himachal Pradesh has been witnessing heavy rainfall accompanied by hailstorms and has broken a 42-year-old record.
On Friday morning, Himachal also saw snowfall that has left a devastating impact on the state’s apple crop.
Not A Grain Of Snow This Month, Apple Growers’ Worries Grow
The snow acts as a powerful cooling agent, especially during December-January to provide requisite chilling hours to the plants. Getty images Ashwani Sharma 2021-01-29T20:36:21+05:30 Not A Grain Of Snow This Month, Apple Growers’ Worries Grow outlookindia.com 2021-01-29T21:04:33+05:30
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Winter is at its peak in the hills but where is the snow? At least in its fruit belt, which is the backbone of the state’s apple economy?
The data available with the Shimla centre of Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) reveals that there was not even a grain of snow during January 2021 as compared to last year when Shimla recorded 96.6 cm of snow.