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Scattered to fairly widespread rainfall over plains of North India and adjoining parts of Central & East India.

During the next 24 hours, light rains and snowfall are likely at one or two places over the higher reaches of Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, and Arunachal Pradesh. Haryana, because of dry weather, irrigates crops and spray if necessary. There are more chances of Chepa insects in the mustard crop, spray 250 to 400 ml of Methyl Demeton (Matassistanx) 25 EC or Dimethoate (Rogor) 30 E.C per acre mixed with 250 - 400 liters of water. There is a possibility of black and brown rust in barley crop; spray 800 g Zineb or Mancozeb in 250 liters of water. undertake transplanting of chili, tomato, and brinjal.

Considering the increase in temperature, apply light irrigation in standing crops and vegetables as per requirement and also monitor vegetable and mustard crops against the attack of aphids. Monitor timely sown onion crop against attack of thrips and infection of purple blotch; spray Confidor @ 0.5 ml per 3 liter of water with sticky material (Tipol 1.0 gram /liter for thrips and Dithane-M -45 @ 3 grams per liter of water with sticky material (Tipol 1.0 g/liter) for purple blotch disease.During the last 24 hours, light rains have occurred at isolated places over Sikkim, parts of Sub-Himalayan West Bengal and Assam. Gram crop is in pod development stage and prone to pod borer attack; spray Indoxacarb 14.5 % SC @ 12-15 ml/pump in the initial stage of infestation; to control caterpillars in early-stage, use ‘T’ shaped bird percher @ 20-25 & Foramen Trap @ 8 traps per acre; if attack is more (2-3 caterpillar in one-meter row), spray Triazophos @ 800 ml/ha.

Shallow to moderate fog occurred during early morning hours over parts of Sub-Himalayan West Bengal and Assam. Thunderstorm accompanied by lightning likely at isolated places over Arunachal Pradesh. Continue sowing of cruciferous crops on raised nursery beds. Continue harvesting matured cole crops. Provide irrigation to mustard and potato crops. Carry out harvesting of matured pods of green pea. For managing cabbage butterfly, Spodoptera and other sucking pests, apply combined formulation of Thiomethoxam + Lamda Cyhalothrin @1.5 ml/liter of water on clear days. Dry weather prevailed over rest all other parts of the country.

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