After a brief interval of two days, some parts of the Raichur district experienced pre-monsoon showers on Thursday night. Some of the harvested and standing paddy crops in Sindhanur and Manvi taluks have been destroyed.
Apart from the destruction of standing crops, two cows and a bullock have also been struck dead by lighting in Lingasugur taluk. Maximum rainfall of 95 mm has been recorded at Balganur, Sindhanur taluk. Low-lying areas in Raichur, Lingasugur and Manvi were inundated for hours, throwing normal life out of gear. As per the recent report submitted by the district administration to State government (before the Thursday’s rain), 19,468 hectares of agriculture area have been affected by pre-monsoon rain. Major crop destruction has been reported from the irrigated areas along Tungabhadra Left Bank Canal in Sindhanur, Manvi and Raichur taluks.
Some standing and harvested crops in Sindhanur and Manvi taluks destroyed