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Unseasonal rains in Gondal taluka of Rajkot on Wednesday late evening has damaged over 300 bags of groundnut which was lying in the open in the local Agricultural Produce Market Committee (APMC) compound.
Other commodities that were soaked in the rain that lasted for over three hours inlcude red chilli, garlic, onion and potato. Gondal received 6mm of rain on Wednesday late evening.
APMC authorities said that the damage was not much as most of the arrivals were kept inside sheds and only some were out in the open.
According to sources at the APMC, around 300-325 bags of groundnut were soaked in rain and estimated damage to around Rs 75 lakh.
"Hardly few items were placed in open space. Most of the commodities that arrive in our APMC are stored under protective shed. Moreover, rain was not much on APMC side, it was on other side of the town, APMC officials said.
Other than groundnut, other commodities like chilli could be used after drying it in the sun, they added. Many parts of Rajkot district received unseasonal rains on Wednesday late evening, disrupting normal life.
