Intermittent showers bring respite to residents

Amritsar, March 22

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Intermittent showers in the city and its surrounding areas on Monday gave a respite to residents from rising mercury. “If it had not rained, people might have been forced to use air conditioners at night,” said Sukhbir Singh, a shopkeeper. He said demand for cold drinks has also started picking up. Another resident, Kewal Kumar said, “As it had not rained for quite a long time, dust particles were there in the air. Now, rain has settled down dust particles and trees look greener.” As far as wheat crop is concerned, farmers heaved a sigh of relief as rain did not damage the crop. An agriculture official said, “Harvesting of crop will begin after April 15. In most areas, the crop is still green.” “In fact, cool weather at the time of ripening of grains helps in increasing yield. In extreme cold, grains dry up fast and shrink, which impacts yield,” he said. Those farmers who grew vegetable said weeds would grow in their fields due to rain and they need to spend extra to remove wild plants. TNS