Spell of winter rain gives agriculture, livestock sectors a boost
LAHORE: The first on going countrywide winter rain spell has given boost to the agriculture and livestock sectors as the 40 percent water deficit Rabbi crops, including staple food wheat, grams, oil seeds, vegetables, citrus
fruit orchards and fodder for livestock urgently needed second watering after sowing specially in the rain fed areas at a critical stage of their growth.
The rain has also helped clear the environmental pollution causing difficulty in breathing, coughing and eye sore.
The Met Office said that a westerly wave is affecting upper parts of the country and may persist till Wednesday. Rain-thunderstorm (with snowfall over the hills) occurred at scattered places in Punjab, Kashmir, KP and Gilgit-Baltistan while at isolated places in upper Sindh and Barkhan on Sunday. It recorded rainfall (in mm) as under:
Punjab: Murree 20, Islamabad (Zero point 22, Saidpur 15, Golra 12, Bokra 08), Rawalpindi (Chaklala 19, Shamsabad 16), R Y khan 18, Multan 15, Khanpur 13, Bahawalpur (City 13, A/P 08), Sialkot (Cant 14, AP 13),
Sahiwal 11, Jhang 09, Lahore (AP 09, City 08), Noorpurthal, Kasur 07, Faisalabad, Gujranwala, Jehlum, Joharabad, Mangla 06, T T Singh, Shorkot 05, Kamra, Okara, Gujrat, Sargodha, Kot Addu 04, Bhakkar 03, D G Khan,
M B Din, Layyah 02, KP: Malamjabba 36, Chirat 13, Pattan, Balakot, Kakul 07, Pashawar, Saidu Sharif 06, Dir 04, Lower Dir, Bannu, Kalam O3, Kashmir: Rawalakot 28, Kotli 24, Muzaffarabad 19, Garidupatta 17, Sindh: Dadu, Jaccobabad 02, Sukkur 01, GB: Skardu 03, Astore o2, Balochistan: Barkhan 03.
Snowfall (inch): Malamjabba 7, Astore 2 and Kalam 1.
Weather forecast for today:
More rain-thunderstorm with snowfall over the hills is expected at scattered places in upper KP, upper FATA, Kashmir and Gilgit-Baltistan, while at isolated places in upper Punjab (Rawalpindi, Lahore, Gujranwala, Sargodha divisions) and Islamabad. Cold and dry weather is expected elsewhere in the country.
Weather outlook for next 48 hours:
More rain-thunderstorm with snowfall over the hills is expected at isolated places in upper Punjab, Islamabad, upper Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, upper FATA, Kashmir and Gilgit-Baltistan. Cold and dry weather is expected elsewhere in the country.
Monday’s lowest temperatures:
Quetta, Skardu, Kalat -07°C, Dalbandin -04°C, Parachinar -03. Chitral -02, Parachinar –o3, Dir and Gilgit 0C Islamabad 06, Peshawar Muzaffarabad 04, Murree 02, Lahore, Faisalabad 08, Multan 09, Karachi 14, Hyderabad 12.
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