Cyclone Michong has also affected Gumla district. It has rained in all 12 blocks of the district, due to which the paddy crop is being damaged. Paddy harvesting and milling has stopped due to rain. Paddy has been kept covered with plastic in the barn. Here, the cold has increased across the district since last two days. But no bonfire has been arranged anywhere. The increasing cold is also having a major impact on the health of children. Parents are being seen in hospitals for the treatment of their children. It rained heavily in Dumri block on Monday. It rained throughout the night on Tuesday, due to which paddy harvesting has been affected. There is a fear of damage to paddy crops. Paddy milling work has not started yet. The paddy kept in the fields and barns is drenched with water. There has been no arrangement for bonfire anywhere in the block. Drizzling rain in Ghaghra block since Tuesday night has put the farmers in trouble. Farmers have harvested their paddy from the fields and kept it in the barn. Just as we were getting ready to go, drizzling rain created a problem. Many farmers are covering their paddy heaps with tarpaulin. It has been raining heavily in Jari block area for the last two days. Due to this, paddy harvesting work has stopped in the block area. The paddy has become wet due to rain, due to which the paddy can germinate. There has been no arrangement for bonfire anywhere in Jari block area. Bishunpur block has been receiving intermittent moderate rain continuously for the last 24 hours. Farmer Digambar Munda has said that due to sudden rain, farmers will suffer the most damage to the harvested paddy in the fields and the paddy kept in the barn for milling. Potatoes that have not emerged will also be harmed. It has been raining in Palkot block for two days, due to which farmers are in trouble. Farmers are covering the paddy hemp kept in the barn with plastic to protect it. No arrangements have been made for bonfires in public places to protect from cold.
Paddy harvesting has been affected due to two days of rain in Chainpur block. Farmers are troubled due to drizzle. In the field where paddy has been harvested, rain water has accumulated, due to which there is a fear of the crop rotting. There has been no arrangement for bonfire anywhere. Life in Raidih block has become disrupted. The administration has not made arrangements for bonfire. Farmers are troubled by the rain. 50 percent of the farmers’ paddy is still harvested and kept in the fields. There is a fear of huge damage to the paddy due to rain. The weather pattern has changed in Sisai block for the last two days. It remained cloudy throughout the day. Farming work is affected due to intermittent drizzle. Due to rain, harvesting and milling work is stopped. Also the cold has increased. Amidst drizzle, three jatras were organized within a radius of two kilometres, in which a crowd of people gathered.
Bharno block It has been raining intermittently and moderately since last 24 hours. Farmer Somra Pahan said that due to the sudden rain, farmers will suffer the most damage to the harvested paddy in the field and the paddy kept in the barn for milling. The weather has changed in Basia block due to intermittent rains for the last two days. The cold has increased due to cloudy sky. Farmer Munna Ohdar told that after getting wet with water, now the paddy has started sprouting. It has been raining in Kamdara block for the last 24 hours. Due to the rain, the cattle have been left tied in the Gohal house. Farmers are busy protecting the paddy straw from getting wet. Paddy harvesting and sowing is affected. Congress state secretary Roshan Barwa has demanded the administration to make arrangements for the bonfire.