India: Cyclone wrecks banana crops
The two hour storm wrecked crops on around 750 ha of land in Jhagadia and 300 ha in Hansot and Ankleshwar.
The region, as a whole, contains around 8,000 ha of banana cultivation.
Villages that saw maximum losses include Mulad, Mandva, Sajod and Pungav of Ankleshwar and Govali, Jhagadia and Rajpardi in Jhagadia taluka of district.
Officers in the district flood control room said, "We have received many complaints of massive damage to the standing crop of bananas... due to strong winds on Tuesday."
Deepak Patel, a banana farmer said, "This is second time in two years that banana crops have been destroyed due to sudden change in weather."
Source: timesofindia.indiatimes.com
