The first monsoon rain spell likely to start in Sindh from Thursday may affect the date crop. Talking to APP, Chief Meteorologist of Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) Ghulam Rasool said that the upcoming rain spell would not only be harmful for the date crop but also for chillies, onion and garlic.
He said excessive rain water in the field can damage the crops and advised the farmers to pump out the stagnant water in order to save the crops. He also advised the farmers to harvest date crop as early as possible and do not dry it in open places as rains would be harmful for it. Ghulam Rasool said monsoon currents were penetrating eastern parts of the country up to 3000 feet and would reach upper parts on Wednesday night and likely to persist for next three to four days.
More monsoon rain/dust-thundershower are expected at scattered places of upper Punjab, including Rawalpindi, Islamabad, Gujranwala, Lahore, Sargodha, Faisalabad and Multan divisions, Hazara, Peshawar, Kohat D I Khan and Malakand divisions of Kyber Pakhtunkhwa, and Gilgit-Baltistan from Thursday to Saturday. He said there were chances of isolated heavy falls in Rawalpindi, Hazara, Gujranwala, Lahore divisions and Kashmir during the period. However, isolated rain/dust-thundershower is expected in south-eastern Sindh from Thursday, he said.
The Chief Meteorologist said the water flow in all the rivers was normal as no significant rainfall was recorded in the catchment areas. The water flow rises at the end of July or in the start of August because this is the peak monsoon time period, he said. The glacier melting process has also declined due to drop in temperature in those areas during last 15 to 20 days, however, it is likely to rise in coming days when heat wave conditions will again prevail over the area, he added.
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