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Higher reaches and tribal areas received another mild spell of snow with Kadhrala and Gondla receiving 3 cm and 1 cm of snow, while mid and low hills were lashed by light to moderate rains, according to the weather department.
Light to heavy rains in the past week has reduced the rain deficit from 86 per cent on March 15 to 54 per cent on March 22 as the state received 39.1 mm of rain against the normal rainfall of 85.5 mm in the month of March till day.
Rains are beneficial for vegetable crops, especially in the transplanting stage in Solan and Sirmaur districts, Director Agriculture Rajesh Kaushik told PTI.
Rains are also considered good for wheat crops during the grain formation stage, he added. Wheat is being produced in 3.30 lakh hectare in the state with a production target of 6.17 lakh MT (metric ton) while an area of 82,000 hectare is proposed to be covered under vegetables with a production target of 1,759 thousand MT.
