MIRPURKHAS: Rain hit the city of Mirpurkhas, other towns of the district, Badin and Thar areas here on Tuesday night and Wednesday morning.

In Mirpurkhas, the rain continued for 30 minutes after a week long worst hot spell.

On one hand the rain brought relief while on the other it submerged roads, streets and low lying areas, exposing the inefficiency of the municipal committee of Mirpurkhas.

It rained also on Wednesday morning turning weather pleasant. Business activities were affected and power supply remained suspended as result citizens faced great difficulties. Filthy heaps of garbage, sewage and rainy water aggravated the unhygienic condition of the city.

Growers expressed happiness over rainfall, saying that it was beneficial for their crops of cotton, chili, sugar cane etc.

MITHI: Almost all areas of Thar desert continued to be lashed with moderate to heavy rains late on Tuesday and early on Wednesday.

Nagarparkar, Mithi, Islamkot , Chhachhro, Chelhar, Dahli, Diplo, Kaloi and their adjacent areas received moderate to heavy rains, bringing almost an end to long drought conditions. Villagers of Thar expressed joy and hoped to get good crops and fodder provided Thar gets another spell after 10 to 15 days.

BADIN: Moderate to heavy rains lashed most parts of Badin district on Wednesday, inundating low lying areas in Badin, Tando Bago, Talhar, Khoski, Nindo Shahar, Pangrio and other towns and villages.

The current spell of the rain caused damages to the crops of tomatoes, cotton and chillies.

Published in Dawn, August 25th, 2016