Rain accompanied by hailstorms lashed several villages West Jaiñtia Hills district today resulting in damage to harvest time paddy, causing sheer disappointment in farmers.
The hailstorm began around 2 pm and lasted for few hours in areas such as Lad Demthriang, Lad Muphlang, Pynthorlangteiñ, along the Jowai-Amlarem-Dawki NH-40 E.
Fields and roads were layered with hailstones while temperature also dropped.
Some farmers managed to cover their harvested paddy kept at threshing grounds with polythene sheets, many others could not save their produce which lay drenched.
