NASHIK: After almost a fortnight, parts of Nashik city received light showers on Thursday evening. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) said there will be cloudy conditions with light to heavy rainfall in Nashik over the next two to three days.
On Thursday, areas like Nashik Road, College Road, Cidco and other parts of the city received light to medium rainfall for 20 minutes to half an hour. Moreover, parts of talukas like Sinnar, Malegaon and Nandgaon also received light to heavy rains.
Farmers, meanwhile, are cheering the revival of the monsoon. Bharat Dighole, the president of the Maharashtra onion farmers’ association, said that some villages in Sinnar, Nandgaon and Malegaon talukas received good rainfall, though other parts of the district are still waiting for adequate showers. “But the positive thing is that the monsoon has returned. It has given relief to the farmers who have already completed sowing,” said Dighole.
Only 15% of the kharif sowing has been completed in the Nashik district due to the delayed rains. The kharif sowing activities will now gather momentum if the district continues to receive adequate rainfall.
