Karnal/Rohtak, Feb. 22 -- Farmers are claiming damage to their wheat, sunflower, barley and mustard crops due to rain and hailstorms that lashed many parts of the state in the last 48 hours with Jind being the worst hit.

However, the agriculture department is in the process of assessing the crop damage and will soon submit a report on the quantum of damage. Babu Lal, deputy director of agriculture (DDA), Kaithal said that a hailstorm was reported in Kalayat and Siwan areas of the district and several teams are on the field visit that will submit a report on the likely damage.

A Kaithal farmer Sham Sundar said that his wheat field has been waterlogged. Similarly, Birbal from Karnal said that most of the wheat crop has flattened due to ra...