Udhampur, June 23 -- Rainfall in Udhampur's Chanthal village revived the hope for the growth of paddy crop in the farmers.

Local farmer Ganesh Sharma expressed his joy and said the rain would benefit them.

"The rain is fine, and now we are planting paddy. We grow a lot of paddy and vegetables, and the rain that we have received has also benefited us... We used the canal water as well as the rainwater," the farmer told ANI.

Meanwhile, locals of Sangyal village in Udhampur district have been using horses to fetch water from faraway places due to water scarcity in the village.

Officials said that work on a water supply scheme is delayed due to a lack of funds and local disputes, but efforts are being made to solve the issues and finish t...