Rohtak, Jan. 28 -- Light to moderate rainfall, coupled with gusty winds and hailstorm, damaged gram and vegetable crops in several districts of Haryana, leaving farmers anxious and distressed.

Hailstorm was largely reported in Yamunanagar, Ambala, Panipat, Kaithal, along with Bhiwani, Mahendergarh, Hisar, Charkhi Dadri, Rohtak, Jind and Fatehabad, among others.

Farmers said the first spell of rainfall, accompanied with hailstorm, damaged their mustard, potato and other vegetable crops on a large scale. However, barley and wheat crops escaped as much harm due to younger seedlings.

Amit Kumar, a resident of Kusumbhi village in Bhiwani's Tosham, who has sown mustard crops on nine acres of land, said, "The crop was all set for harvesting b...