Raje surveys rain-hit areas

Saturday, March 17, 2007, 20:48 [IST]

Jaipur, Mar 13 (UNI) Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje is touring hail-affected areas of the state to assess the damage to crops.

Official sources said Mrs Raje will first go to Dausa, then Bandikui, Chomu which are the worst affected areas caused due to a hailstorm yesterday.

Many districts including Jaipur, Dholpur, Bharatpur and Barmer were ravaged by storms, hailstorms and heavy rainfall. Standing crops in the fields and crops cut for markets have been completely damaged due to these unseasonal rains.

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Topics: WEATHER-RAJ-RAINS-LOSSES

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