The rains which lashed parts of Punjab and Haryana on the evening of February 7 are considered to be good for rabi crops. The rains, besides helping in irrigating the fields, required for rabi crops also has resulted in stabilising the temperatures, both maximum and minimum.
According to the agriculture officials, temperature either too high or too low are considered critical for the rabi crop especially wheat as chances of pest attack brightens. According to the meteorological department, about 2.6 mm rainfall was registered in Chandigarh while Ambala received 13.9 mm rainfall, Karnal (12.4 mm), Amritsar (12.5 mm)and Ludhiana (7.5 mm). In addition to wheat the benefits of rains are likely to accrue on other rabi crops like mustard and gram.
