Farmers advised to stop irrigating wheat crop ahead of rainy spell

The Met Office on Monday asked the farmers to stop irrigating wheat crop ahead of the expected rainy spell in the agriculture plains of the country. It said that the farmers of irrigated and rain-crop areas should remove weeds from their fields with a view to helping the crops consume existing moisture in the soil fully.
Farmers in the lower half of the country, especially those in central regions should ensure maintaining room temperature at the poultry rearing houses keeping in view the rapid weather changes and humidity in the air. It urged the growers, particular, the northern half of the country to take precautionary measures for protection of their crops and livestock from the expected frost.
In Punjab, it said that cold and cloudy weather was expected in its most parts with a light to moderate rainfall from February 17 to February 20. Weather is expected to remain dry weather in Sindh's agricultural plains till February 20. Mainly cold and cloudy weather is expected in the most parts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa during the period.
Largely cold and cloudy weather is expected in the most parts of Balochistan with a light to moderate rainfall at scattered places of north-western parts of the province from February 14 to February Weather in Gilgit-Balochistan is likely to remain mainly cold and cloudy across the province with a light to moderate rain with snowfall at scattered places.
In Kashmir, widely cold and cloudy weather is expected in its most parts with a light to moderate rain with snowfall in Muzzaffarabad and Rawalakot regions till February 20.