SRINAGAR, MAY 26: The Director Agriculture Kashmir, Chowdhary Mohammad Iqbal today visited hailstorm affected areas of Baramulla and Kupwara districts of north Kashmir.
The hailstorm, gusty winds and heavy rains damaged crops across the several parts of north Kashmir’s Baramulla and Kupwara districts.
Director Agriculture along with Joint Director agriculture inputs Kashmir, Mohammed Younis Choudhary; Chief Agriculture officer Baramulla, Yadwinder Singh; Chief Technical Officer DAK, Sheikh Imran and some senior officers of the department made an extensive visit to the affected areas where damage was noticed to the agricultural crops.
Director Agriculture directed the monitoring teams to make on spot assessment of the damage caused to the vegetable crops, paddy nurseries and mustard crop by the recent hailstorm in specific areas like Ladoo, Rafiabad of Baramulla and Ladoo, Zirhama areas of Kupwara district.
A number of delegations of farmers also met the Director Agriculture and reported the damage to vegetables, mustard and other crops.
