Intermittent rains damage crops

The unseasonal rains with dust storm in Rajasthan in the last three consecutive days have damaged the harvested crops. In the last 24 hours, 12 mm rainfall was recorded in Sikar district, followed by 4.6 in Jodhpur and 4.2 in Barmer district respectively, according to the Met department. The considerable drop in maximum temperature in entire the state have brought back chill in the air. The mercury is expected to remain low in the coming days even during daytime, met office department said.